Qualification system A quota of 150 equestrian riders (45 dressage, 50 eventing and 55 show jumping) will be allowed to qualify. A maximum of twelve athletes can compete for a nation across all events (with a maximum of four per event). Athletes qualified through various qualifying events and rankings. The current qualification standings after the Central American and Caribbean Games:

Qualification summary Nation Individual Team Total Dressage Eventing Jumping Dressage Eventing Jumping 4 44XXX 12 1 1 1 2 3 4 44XXX 12 4 44XXX 12 4 44XXX 12 444X XX 12 3 X 3 1 2 3 2 4 2 X 8 2 2 4 4 4 XX X 12 1 1 4 4 4 X X X 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 X X X 12 1 4 4 XX 9 2 44 X X 10 Total: 20 NOCs 43 47 55 9 11 10 147

Dressage 9 teams of four (or three) athletes each will qualify, along with nine athletes as individuals (with a maximum of two per NOC), for a total of 45. A nation with at least three qualified athletes, may enter the team event as well.

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2014 South American Games March 8 – 11 Santiago 3 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games August 25 – 29 Caen 1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 16 – 19 Veracruz 4 * TOTAL 9 Costa Rica only entered 3 athletes.

Individual Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Team members 36 2014 South American Games March 8 – 11 Santiago 3 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games August 25 – 29 Caen 0 – 6 TOTAL 45

Eventing 11 teams of four athletes each will qualify, along with six athletes as individuals (with a maximum of two per NOC) for a total of 50.

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 Barretos 4 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 21 – 23 4 Top two teams in Eventing athletes ranking list March 12, 2015 2 Composite team 1 TOTAL 11

Individual Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Team members 44 2014 South American Eventing Championship October 31 – November 2 Barretos 0 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 21 – 23 Veracruz 2 1 Top two individuals in Eventing athletes ranking list March 12, 2015 2 Reallocation March 12, 2015 0 TOTAL 47

Jumping 11 teams of four athletes each will qualify, along with eleven athletes as individuals, for a total of 55.

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2014 South American Games March 13 – 16 Santiago 3 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 26 – 29 Veracruz 4 Top two ranked teams in the Longines rankings March 12, 2015 2 TOTAL 11

Individual Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Team members 44 2014 South American Games March 13 – 16 Santiago 4 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 26 – 29 Veracruz 4 Top ranked individual from Group IV in the Longines rankings March 12, 2015 1 Top two ranked individuals from the rest of the Americas March 12, 2015 2 TOTAL 55

End notes

Only one eligible team competed at the World Equestrian Games. This meant the second team slot was reallocated to the Central American and Caribbean Games, as no there were no other teams that contested the South American Games. This meant four team slots (as opposed to three) were available at those games. Only one eligible athlete (from Colombia) competed at the World Equestrian Games. This meant the two remaining individual slots were reallocated, to the Central American and Caribbean Games. This meant five individual slots (as opposed to three) were available at those games. Colombia later won a team spot at the Central American and Caribbean Games, meaning the a sixth individual quota was available at the said games. El Salvador qualified four athletes individually, and will be allowed to enter a composite eventing team as well. However it rejected two quotas, and this cannot enter in the team competition. Only three individual spots were eligible at the South American games. The fourth spot was transferred to the world rankings.

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