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). 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.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.Officials
Appointment of officials is as follows: ;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
Participating nations
76 athletes from 29 nations competed. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Medal table
Medalists
See also
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