The Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2025 kicked off on Tuesday morning at Casas Novas Equestrian Centre in A Coruña, Spain, with the first horse inspection.
A total of 90 horses were presented, with 88 of them accepted and deemed fit to compete – Christoph Obernauer’s (AUT) Kleons Renegade (Quintero x Stakkato) and Kim Emmen’s (NED) Imagine N.O.P. (Cassini Gold x Lord Z) did not pass. While Kleons Renegade was subsequently withdrawn, Imagine N.O.P. returned for re-inspection on Wednesday morning and got the green light after trotting up again.
The first competition of the 2025 Europeans takes place on Wednesday, starting at 15.00 CET, and is conducted over a big Table A course set at a max. of 1.50m and judged under Table C, without a jump-off in the event of equality for the first place.
A total of 89 horse-and-rider combinations from 23 nations will compete in the first round, and 18 countries are fielding teams. They will today jump in the following order: 1. Portugal; 2. Netherlands; 3. Spain; 4. France; 5. Hungary; 6. Israel; 7. Germany; 8. Switzerland; 9. Austria; 10. Poland; 11. Denmark; 12. Norway; 13. Great Britain; 14. Sweden; 15. Czech Republic; 16. Italy; 17. Belgium; and 18. Ireland. Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Liechtenstein and Slovakia have individual athletes only.
But before it all begins, we take a look back at Tuesday's trot-up – starting with Belgium's Pieter Devos and his home-bred Casual DV looking stunning in A Coruña.
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Sweden's Wilma Hellström and Cicci BJN is the only horse-and-rider combination on the Swedish team that also was part of the squad that took the title at the 2023 Europeans in Milan, Italy.
Juri Sokolovski and the lovely Edith will represent Estonia.
The stunning For Killy is making her championship debut for Sweden.
Hans-Dieter Dreher's eye-catcher Elysium.
Reining Olympic Champion Christian Kukuk is part of Team Germany, this time riding Just Be Gentle.
Petronella Andersson trotting up Opaline de W&S for Team Sweden. Andersson competed individually at the 2023 Europeans, this time she is part of the squad for the team competition.
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Marcus Ehning is once again representing Germany, this time with Coolio 42.
Thibeau Spits with the lovely Impress-K van't Kattenheye Z.
The one and only United Touch S together with his rider Ricard Vogel.
In The Air and Great Britain's Jessica Mendoza having a cuddle.
Ermitage Kalone being admired by all.
Matthew Sampson and Medoc de Toxandria are in A Coruña to represent Great Britain.
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Seamus Hughes Kennedy is the youngest rider on the Irish team, and has himself produced his horse ESI Rocky all the way up to championship level.
A natural backdrop for the horses at the permanent facilities at the stunning Casas Novas Equestrian Center.
A big smile from Mariano Martinez Bastida who is representing Spain on home soil at this year's Europeans.
Austria's Max Kühner posing for the WoSJ camera together with EIC Cooley Jump The Q.
Armando Trapote and Tornado VS were also part of the Spanish team at the 2023 Europeans.
Alessandra Reich and Oeli R were also part of the Austrian team that sensationally claimed bronze in Milan in 2023.
As were Katharina Rohmberg and Cuma 5.
Denmark's Andreas Schou and Napoli vh Nederassenthof.
Robin Muhr and Galaxy HM are part of the team from Israel.
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Kevin Jochems and Camilla van de Helle had to step in as the fifth Dutch duo for A Coruña when Hessel Hoekstra's Comthago VDL sustained a small injury in Aachen.
The reigning European Champion Steve Guerdat.
Maikel van der Vleuten and Beauville Z N.O.P., stalwarts for the Dutch team.
Janika Sprunger and Orelie for the Swiss.
All eyes will be on these two, who are favourites for a medal: Julien Epaillard and Donatello d'Auge – winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2025.
Portugal's Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and Karonia.L will be first in the ring on Wednesday.
A kiss for Mario Wilson Fernandes' Krachtpatser.
Cyprus' sole representative Lexi Stais, with Chad Blue PS.
The facilities at Casas Novas Equestrian Centre in A Coruña, Spain, are incredible and most important horse-friendly.
The horses enjoying some grass after the trot-up in sunny Spain.
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