London 2012 Para-Equestrian Events Begin Aug. 30

Seventy-eight riders and 77 horses will be competing over the six days of competition from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4.
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With just 24 hours to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, excitement and great expectations are building up in the Olympic venues.

This will be the fifth time para-equestrian dressage is on the program but it is the first time it is held in a country with such a strong para-equestrian culture. Since it became a Paralympic sport in 1996, Great Britain has held the team title on every occasion as well as leading the individual medal count by a whopping margin.

Seventy-eight riders and 77 horses (two riders will be using the same horse) will be competing over the six days of competition from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4. The athletes are divided into five grades (Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V) and will be looking to impress the judges in the Team Test, Individual Championship Test, and Freestyle, with 11 sets of medals up for grabs: two per grade and the overall team medals.

There will be many familiar faces and medalists from previous games at Greenwich Park looking to secure the ultimate prize, and none more so than Lee Pearson, Great Britain and the world’s most successful para-equestrian to date, having won three gold medals (individual Championship, Freestyle, and Team) at three Paralympic Games – 2000, 2004, and 2008 – taking his gold medal tally to an impressive nine

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