Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre was competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability:
Equestrian Canada, formerly known as Equine Canada and commonly known by its acronym, EC, is Canada’s comprehensive national governing body for equestrian sport. It is the executive branch of Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic equestrian teams; the national association and registry of Canadian equestrian athletes; the national regulatory body for equestrian coaches, competition organizers, and judges; and the national federation of Canadian horse breeders and Canadian breed registries.
Anne Patricia Dunham OBE is a British Para-equestrian who has competed in the Paralympic Games.
Sophie Margaret Christiansen, is an English equestrian who has competed in three successive Paralympic Games, winning numerous medals. In 2012 and 2016 she gained three gold medals at the paralympics.
Rob Oakley is an Australian equestrian. He represented Australia in equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.
Joann Formosa, is an Australian Para-equestrian, who won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics.
Grace Bowman is an Australian equestrian. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the equestrian event. She did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events: One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dressage, but with riders divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities. The other is para-equestrian driving, which operates under the same basic rules as combined driving but places competitors in various grades based on their functional abilities.
Jonathan Michael Wentz was an American Paralympic equestrian competitor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where he finished fourth in the Grade 1b individual championship event.
The Individual championship test grade I equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September. It was won by Lee Pearson MBE, representing Great Britain.
The Individual championship test grade II equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Irene Slaettengren, representing Sweden. Two bronze medals were awarded for tied scores.
The Individual championship test grade III equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September. It was won by Deborah Criddle, representing Great Britain.
The Individual championship test grade IV equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Ann Cathrin Lubbe, representing Norway.
The Individual freestyle test grade I equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 23 September. It was won by Lee Pearson MBE, representing Great Britain.
The Individual freestyle test grade II equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 24 September. It was won by Irene Slaettengren, representing Sweden.
The Individual freestyle test grade III equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 23 September. It was won by Deborah Criddle, representing Great Britain.
The Individual freestyle test grade IV equestrian event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 24 September. It was won by Ann Cathrin Lubbe, representing Norway.
Sharon Jarvis is an Australian para-equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Rebecca Hart is a para-equestrian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hart was born with a rare genetic disease, Familial spastic paraplegia (FSP). FSP affected Hart as a child with difficulty gaining strength in her upper body as well as slowing down her motor development.
