India has a wide following in various equestrian sports like showjumping, eventing, dressage, endurance and tent pegging. Supported by the Equestrian Federation of India, eventing is the most popular of the five, with teams representing the country at most Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in the 2002 and 2006 games. India has been represented in five Olympic Games by its equestrians in the years 1980 (Moscow), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), 2020 (Tokyo) and 2024 (Paris). Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to represent the country in Dressage in Modern Summer Olympics. The Equestrian Premier League aims to support the sport in the country.
Medals won in International Equestrian events Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total Asian Games43714 Total 4 3 7 14 updated till 2023
Indian Olympic Equestrians
Equestrian Olympics Events Horse NotesJitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia 1980 Olympics Three day event -Team and Individual Shiwalik Hussain Khan 1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and Individual Rajdoot Muhammad Khan 1980 Olympics Three day event - Team and Individual I-Am-It Darya Singh 1980 Olympics Three day event - Team and Individual Bobby Indrajit Lamba1996 OlympicsIndividual eventingKarishma Imtiaz Anees 2000 Olympics Individual eventing Spring Invader Rank 23 Fouaad Mirza 2020 Olympics Individual eventing Seigneur Medicot Rank 23 Anush Agarwalla 2024 Olympics Individual dressage Sir Caramello Old Rank 52
Indian Equestrians at Asian Games
The following are medalists in the Asian Games:
Equestrian Olympics Events Horse Notes Bhagirath Singh 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing Deep Kumar Ahlawat 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing Palwinder Singh 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing Rajesh Pattu 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing Rakesh Kumar 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing Ashish Malik 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing Jitender Singh 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing Fouaad Mirza 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing
List of National Sports award recipients in Equestrian, showing the year, award, and gender Year Recipient Award Gender1973 Arjuna Award Male1976 Arjuna Award Male1982 Arjuna Award Male1982 Arjuna Award Male1984 Arjuna Award Male1987 Arjuna Award Male1991 Arjuna Award Male2003 Arjuna Award Male2004 Arjuna Award Male2019 Arjuna Award Male2020 Arjuna Award Male
References
External links Equestrian Federation of India