Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Equestrian at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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_%E2%80%93_Paris_2024.svg) The pictogram for para-equestrian dressage | |
| Venue | Château de Versailles |
| Dates | 3–7 September 2024 |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 78 from 29 nations |
Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France are held at the Château de Versailles. There are eleven gender free events: ten individual events and one mixed team event.[1][2]
Competition format
Teams are made of three athletes, all of whom are also competing for individual medals. Nations without a team can be represented by one or two individual athlete(s).[3]
The para-dressage competition starts with the Grand Prix Test A, which serves as an individual competition and in which the first individual medals are awarded. The best first 8 (eight) riders from each grade are qualified for the individual Freestyle. The second test, the Grand Prix Test B counts as Team test which serves as team competition where the team medals will be awarded. Only nations with a team can compete in the Grand Prix test B competition. The Freestyle consist of the best 8 (eight) athletes from the Grand Prix Test A competition, where again a string of three medals in each grade will be awarded. Each athlete designs their own test for the Freestyle, which must be set to music and must contain compulsory movements.[4]
Qualification
There are 78 spots for para-equestrian riders at the Paralympic Games. Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team (15 in total) also received 3 entries in the individual competition for that discipline. NOCs that did not qualify teams could earn one or two individual spots in dressage. Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions (World Equestrian Games and continental tournaments), while individuals qualified through ranking. The host nation France automatically reserves a team spot.[4]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team slots | ||||
| 2022 FEI World Championships[5] | 6–14 August 2022 |  Herning |
7 highest ranked teams 28 athletes |
 Netherlands Denmark United States Great Britain Belgium Germany Italy
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| 2023 FEI European Championships | 4–10 September 2023 |  Riesenbeck |
1 |  Sweden
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| FEI Para Equestrian Regional Team Ranking Allocation | 1 January – 31 December 2023 | Africa |
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| Americas (1 team quota) |  Canada
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| Asia (1 team quota) |  Singapore
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| Oceania (1 team quota) |  Australia
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| FEI Para Equestrian Team Ranking List Allocation | 2 highest ranked teams 8 athletes |
 Austria Norway
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| Reallocation of African regional quota |  Ireland
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| Host country allocation | 13 September 2017 |  Lima |
4 |  France
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| Individual qualification | ||||
| Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List | 1 January – 31 December 2023 | — | 15 |  Latvia Brazil Hong Kong Poland Finland Hungary Brazil Czech Republic Finland South Africa Slovakia Switzerland Japan Japan Poland |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation | 18 March 2024 | — | 3 | |
| Additional spots | 5 August 2024 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 78 | |||
Officials
Appointment of officials is as follows:[6]
- Dressage
Anne Prain (Ground Jury President)
Kristi Wysocki (Ground Jury Member)
Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
Ineke Jansen (Ground Jury Member)
Suzanne Cunningham (Ground Jury Member)
John Robinson (Ground Jury Member)
Katherine Lucheschi (Ground Jury Member)
Jan Holger Holtschmit (Technical Delegate)
Events
| Equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Classification of events | |||||
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| DATE | SESSION | EVENT | GRADE | ||
| 2 September 2024 | 08:00:00 | Horse Inspection | |||
| 3 September 2024 | 09:00:00 | Individual Championship Test | Grade III | ||
| Individual Championship Test | Grade II | ||||
| Individual Championship Test | Grade I | ||||
| 4 September 2024 | 10:00:00 | Individual Championship Test | Grade IV | ||
| Individual Championship Test | Grade V | ||||
| 6 September 2024 | 09:30:00 | Team Test | Grade IV | ||
| Team Test | Grade V | ||||
| Team Test | Grade I | ||||
| Team Test | Grade II | ||||
| Team Test | Grade III | ||||
| 7 September 2024 | 09:30:00 | Individual Freestyle Test | Grade III | ||
| Individual Freestyle Test | Grade IV | ||||
| Individual Freestyle Test | Grade II | ||||
| Individual Freestyle Test | Grade I | ||||
| Individual Freestyle Test | Grade III | ||||
Participating nations
76 athletes from 29 nations competed.
Australia (4)
Austria (4)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (2)
Canada (3)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (4)
Finland (3)
France (4)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (1)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (4)
Italy (4)
Japan (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Latvia (1)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (4)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (1)
South Africa (1)
Singapore (3)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (1)
United States (4)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medalists
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual championship test |
Grade I | Rihards Snikus on King of the Dance (LAT) |
Roxanne Trunnell on Fan Tastico H (USA) |
Sara Morganti on Mariebelle (ITA) |
| Individual freestyle test |
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| Individual championship test |
Grade II | Fiona Howard on Diamond Dunes (USA) |
Katrine Kristensen on Goerklintgaards Quater (DEN) |
Georgina Wilson on Sakura (GBR) |
| Individual freestyle test |
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| Individual championship test |
Grade III | Rebecca Hart on Floratina (USA) |
Rixt van der Horst on Royal Fonq (NED) |
Natasha Baker on Dawn Chorus (GBR) |
| Individual freestyle test |
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| Individual championship test |
Grade IV | Demi Haerkens on Daula (NED) |
Sanne Voets on Demantur (NED) |
Anna-Lena Niehues on Quimbaya 6 (GER) |
| Individual freestyle test |
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| Individual championship test |
Grade V | Michèle George on Best of 8 (BEL) |
Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delight's (GER) |
Sophie Wells on Don Cara M (GBR) |
| Individual freestyle test |
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| Team |
Open | United States Rebecca Hart on Floratina Fiona Howard on Diamond Dunes Roxanne Trunnell on Fan Tastico H |
Netherlands Demi Haerkens on Daula Rixt van der Horst on Royal Fonq Sanne Voets on Demantur |
Germany Heidemarie Dresing on Dooloop Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delight's Anna-Lena Niehues on Quimbaya 6 |
See also
References
- ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic equestrian stars all set to dance on Versailles stage". FEI.org. 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Para Dressage Qualification System" (PDF). FEI. 25 March 2024.
- ^ "FEI World Championships Herning Denmark 2022". FEI. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Officials" (PDF). Fei.org. 30 August 2023.
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