Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven dressage events. The competitions were held in the [Hong Kong Equestrianism|Equestrian Venues|Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre] from 7 September to 11 September.
Classification
Riders were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows 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
- Hanneke Gerritsen
- Liliana Iannone
- Anne Prain
- Tarja Huttunen
- Janet Geary
- Gudrun Hofinga
- Kjell Myhre
- Alison Mastin