The International Federation for Equestrian Sports is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto, more commonly known as Álvaro de Miranda or "Doda" Miranda, is an Olympic-class Brazilian show jumping rider. He was married to Athina Onassis. He is president of the organizing committee behind the Athina Onassis International Horse Show, which debuted in 2007 as the fifth stage of the Global Champions Tour in São Paulo. In 2008, the AOIHS-São Paulo event was the final phase of the tour. For the tour in 2009, the host city of the AOIHS was Rio de Janeiro.
McLain Ward is an American show jumping competitor and five-time Olympic medalist.
Steve Guerdat is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
Col G.M. Khan was an Indian national equestrian. He won the gold medal at 1982 Asian Games in ‘Three Days Event’. He was honoured with an Arjuna Award in 1984. He hailed from Rajasthan state. He served in the Indian army and was decorated with VSM. Khan also served as international FEI judge in Jumping and Dressage.
Joann Formosa, is an Australian Para-equestrian, who won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics.
Para-equestrian classification is a system for para-equestrian sport is a graded system based on the degree of physical or visual disability and handled at the international level by the FEI. The sport has eligible classifications for people with physical and vision disabilities. Groups of eligible riders include The sport is open to competitors with impaired muscle power, athetosis, impaired passive range of movement, hypertonia, limb deficiency, ataxia, leg length difference, short stature, and vision impairment. They are grouped into five different classes to allow fair competition. These classes are Grade I, Grade II, Grade III, Grade IV, and Grade V(Grade Names Changed as of Jan 2017). The para-equestrian classification does not consider the gender of the rider, as equestrines compete in mixed gender competitions.
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.
Michèle George is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, a gold and one silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and another two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Natasha Louise Baker is a British para-equestrian who won 2 gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 3 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 1 more in the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Ricky Balshaw, is a British para equestrian rider who represented Britain in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, winning the silver medal with Deacons Georgi. He also holds two world-championships and one European award.
Kent Farrington is a professional show jumping athlete for the United States.
Sharon Jarvis is an Australian para-equestrian. She represented Australia at the three Summer Paralympics - 2008 Beijing, 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo.
Emma Booth is an Australian Paralympic equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Angela "Annie" Marie Peavy is an American dressage rider. She will be participating in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro riding Lancelot Warrior.
Anne Skinner is an Australian para-equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics and 2004 Athens Paralympics.
Eric Brodnax was an equestrian who represented the United States Virgin Islands in the individual eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a graduate of Princeton University and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Amelia White is an Australian para-equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Manon Clayes is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She broke her neck and three vertebrae in her back in a horse-riding accident on Friday the 13th, April 2007. As a result of the accident, she sustained nerve damage on her right side and has only 30% power on that side of her body. She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in both the Championship IV and Freestyle IV dressage competitions.
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer is a South African para equestrian athlete and double Paralympic gold medallist. Johnson-Dwyer won two individual gold medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games and two individual silver medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games. In 2002 Philippa moved to Belgium to pursue a career in equestrian. Since 2002, Johnson-Dwyer has competed over 150 international competitions, including five Paralympic Games and three World Championships, making Johnson one of the most decorated equestrian athletes from South Africa.
