Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 dressage events. The competitions was held in the Greenwich Park from 30 August to 4 September.
Classification Riders were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed riders to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Equestrian classes were: I, for riders with impaired limb function, or poor balance and good upper limb function II, for riders with locomotion impairment III, for blind riders with moderate locomotion impairment IV, for riders with some visual impairment or impaired function in one or two limbs
Events For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification are given the dates that the event was contested. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
Mixed individual championship Grade Ia Grade Ib Grade II Grade III Grade IV Mixed individual freestyle Grade Ia Grade Ib Grade II Grade III Grade IV Mixed team
Officials Appointment of officials is as follows:
Dressage Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury President) Liliana Iannone (Ground Jury Member) Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member) Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member) Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member) Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member) Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)
Participating nations 78 riders from 27 nations competed.
Medal table
Medal summary Medalists Individual championship test grade Ia Individual championship test grade Ib Individual championship test grade II Individual championship test grade III Individual championship test grade IV Individual freestyle test grade Ia Individual freestyle test grade Ib Individual freestyle test grade II Individual freestyle test grade III Individual freestyle test grade IV TeamLee PearsonSophie WellsDeborah CriddleSophie ChristiansenAngelika TrabertBritta NäpelSteffen ZeibigHannelore BrennerEilish ByrneJames DwyerGeraldine SavageHelen Kearney
References
External links Official website of the 2012 Summer Paralympics Official Paralympics website FEI:Fédération Equestre Internationale