Equestrian
Para dressage was first contested at a Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and is the equestrian competition that features in a Paralympic Games.
In 2010, it was featured in the World Equestrian Games format for the first time, and the discipline now runs in a four-year cycle of Championships with European Championships in the years between the World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
There are also opportunities to get invovled with Para Showjumping and Para Driving.
Get Involved
You can get involved in equestrian through your local RDA groups and British Dressage affiliated groups and national competitions, right up to elite levels of competition.
You can can also refer to the DSW club finder to find out how to get involved.
National Governing Bodies for para equestrian in Wales:
British Dressage
British Equestrian
For more information about coaching and volunteering, please Contact Us.
Competitive Pathways
There are pathways that lead to:
Paralympic Games
World Championships
European ChampionshipsTo find out what your potential is and and for guidance in competitive pathways, please complete the Disability Sport Wales #inspireform.
Eligibility
To compete in para equestrian at a Paralympic Games, a person must have an eligible impairment type. The eligible impairment types are:
- Impaired muscle power
- Athetosis
- Impaired passive range of movement
- Hypertonia
- Limb deficiency
- Ataxia
- Leg length difference
- Short stature
- Vision Impairment
More information on para-dressage eligible impairment types and an explanation of the classification system in para equestrian can be found here: Para Equestrian Classification (paralympic.org)
