Equestrian sport in India


India has a wide following in various equestrian sports like showjumping, eventing, dressage, endurance and tent pegging. Supported by the Equestrian Federation of India, eventing is the most popular of the five, with teams representing the country at most Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in the 2002 and 2006 games. India has been represented in five Olympic Games by its equestrians in the years 1980, 1996, 2000, 2020 and 2024. Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to represent the country in Dressage in Modern Summer Olympics. The Equestrian Premier League aims to support the sport in the country.

Medals won in International Equestrian events

  • updated till 2023

Indian Olympic Equestrians

EquestrianOlympicsEventsHorseNotes
Jitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia1980 OlympicsThree day event -Team and IndividualShiwalik
Hussain Khan1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualRajdoot
Muhammad Khan1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualI-Am-It
Darya Singh1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualBobby
Indrajit Lamba1996 OlympicsIndividual eventingKarishma
Imtiaz Anees2000 OlympicsIndividual eventingSpring InvaderRank 23
Fouaad Mirza2020 OlympicsIndividual eventingSeigneur MedicotRank 23
Anush Agarwalla2024 OlympicsIndividual dressageSir Caramello OldRank 52

Indian Equestrians at Asian Games

The following are medalists in the Asian Games:
EquestrianOlympicsEventsHorseNotes
Bhagirath Singh2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Deep Kumar Ahlawat2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Palwinder Singh2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Rajesh Pattu2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Rakesh Kumar2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Ashish Malik2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Jitender Singh2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Fouaad Mirza2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing