Equestrian Paralympic Competition Began Today

The equestrian competition of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games started this morning at Shatin Equestrian arena with a record number of participating riders.

A total of 73 riders from 28 delegations will vie in 11 dressage events. The

Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

The equestrian competition of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games started this morning at Shatin Equestrian arena with a record number of participating riders.


A total of 73 riders from 28 delegations will vie in 11 dressage events. The competition is classified into Grades Ia and Ib and Grades II, III, and IV, according to the degree of the athletes’ disability.


Gold medals are awarded to each grade winner in the individual championship test and to each grade winner in the individual freestyle test. There is also a gold medal for the overall winner in the team contest.


Thirteen Grade Ia riders will compete in walk-only tests, while 15 Grade Ib athletes also need to show their abilities at the walk and trot. Eighteen Grade II athletes will compete in more difficult walk and trot tests

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Product and information releases by various organizations and companies.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

Which of the following is a proactive measure to protect your horse from infectious equine diseases while traveling?
7 votes · 7 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!