The team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 13 and 14 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Each horse and rider pair performed an FEI Grand Prix Test. The Grand Prix Test consists of a battery of required movements that each rider and horse pair performs. Five judges evaluate the pair, giving marks between 0 and 10 for each element. The judges' scores were averaged to give a final score for the pair. The best three scores from each team's four members were summed to give a team score.
The results from this event also served as a qualifier for the individual dressage event.
Medalists Gold:Silver:Bronze: Heike Kemmer Bonaparte Hans Peter Minderhoud Nadine Anne van Olst Clearwater Nadine Capellmann Elvis Va Imke Schellekens-Bartels Sunrise Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Digby Isabell Werth Satchmo Anky van Grunsven Salinero Andreas Helgstrand Don Schufro
Results RankCountryTotalRiderHorse% Score72.917Isabell WerthSatchmo76.417Heike KemmerBonaparte72.250Nadine CapellmannElvis Va70.08371.750Anky van GrunsvenSalinero74.750Hans Peter MinderhoudNadine69.625Imke Schellekens-BartelsSunrise70.87568.875Nathalie zu Sayn-WittgensteinDigby70.417 Andreas HelgstrandDon Schufro68.833Anne van OlstClearwater67.375 467.347Jan BrinkBriar68.875Patrik KittelFloresco67.125Tinne SilfvenSolos Carex66.042566.806Emma HindleLancet71.125Laura BechtolsheimerMistral Hojris65.917Jane GregoryLucky Star63.375665.403Hubert PerringDiabolo St Maurice66.833Marc BobletWhitini Star66.125Julia ChevanneCalimucho63.250764.625Kristy OatleyQuando Quando65.750Hayley BeresfordRelampago65.583Heath RyanGreenoaks Dundee62.542863.514Ashley HolzerPop art67.042Jacqueline BrooksGran Gesto63.750Leslie ReidOrion59.750960.653Hiroshi HoketsuWhisper62.542Mieko YagiDow Jones60.167Yuko KitaiRambo59.250ELDaniel PintoGalopin de la Font63.083Carlos PintoNotavel61.708Miguel Ralão DuarteOxalisRTDSQ*Courtney KingMythilusDSQ Steffen PetersRavel70.000 Debbie McDonaldBrentina63.000
*Courtney King and Mythilus were sanctioned on September 22, 2008, which led to the disqualification of the US Dressage team.
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