Equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
* Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...
at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
consisted of 11
dressage
Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
events. The competitions was held in the
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers , and is part of the Greenwich World Heritag ...
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.
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Medal table
Medal summary
Medalists
References
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External links
Official website of the 2012 Summer ParalympicsOfficial Paralympics websiteFEI:Fédération Equestre Internationale
{{Paralympic Games Equestrian
2012
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2012 Summer Paralympics events
Equestrian sports competitions in the United Kingdom
2012 in equestrian
Para Dressage