# Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre were competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability:
* Grade I - Mainly wheelchair users with poor trunk balance and or impairment of function in all four limbs, or no trunk balance and good upper limb function, or moderate trunk balance with severe impairment of all four limbs.
* Grade II - Mainly wheelchair users, or those with severe locomotor impairment involving the trunk and with good to mild upper limb function, or severe unilateral impairment.
* Grade III - Usually able to walk without support. Moderate unilateral impairment, or moderate impairment in four limbs, severe arm impairment. May need a wheelchair for longer distances or due to lack of stamina. Total loss of sight in both eyes, or intellectually impaired. Profile 36 riders were required to wear blacked out glasses or a blindfold.
* Grade IV - Impairment in one or two limbs, or some visual impairment.
Men and women competed together, and the horses were also declared medal winners.

## Participating countries

* Argentina (1)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (4)
* Croatia (2)
* Denmark (4)
* France (3)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (7)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (5)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (2)
* South Africa (2)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (4)

## Officials

Appointment of officials is as follows:

### Dressage

* Kathy Amos-Jacob (Ground Jury President)
* Mary Longden (Ground Jury Member)
* Jane Goldsmith (Ground Jury Member)
* Inga Holdt-Mencke (Ground Jury Member)
* Evan-Bach Joergensen (Ground Jury Member)
* Jonquil Solt (Technical Delegate)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |

### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual championship dressage GI details | Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy Great Britain | Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle Australia | Sophie Christiansen on Hotstuff Great Britain |
| Individual championship dressage GII details | Irene Slaettengren on Larino Sweden | Joop Stokkel on Pegasus Netherlands | Gert Bolmer on Lodewijk Netherlands (tie) |
| Individual championship dressage GII details | Irene Slaettengren on Larino Sweden | Joop Stokkel on Pegasus Netherlands | Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich Great Britain (tie) |
| Individual championship dressage GIII details | Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX Great Britain | Bianca Vogel on Roquefort 16 Germany | Bettina Eistel on Aaron Germany |
| Individual championship dressage GIV details | Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko Norway | Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict South Africa | Karen Brain on Dasskara Canada |
| Individual freestyle dressage GI details | Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy Great Britain | Lynn Seidemann on Phoenix B United States | Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle Australia |
| Individual freestyle dressage GII details | Irene Slaettengren on Larino Sweden | Hannelore Brenner on Roquefort 16 Germany | Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich Great Britain |
| Individual freestyle dressage GIII details | Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX Great Britain | Bettina Eistel on Aaron Germany | Bert Vermeir on Den Eik Heino Belgium |
| Individual freestyle dressage GIV details | Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko Norway | Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict South Africa | Karen Brain on Dasskara Canada |
| Team dressage details | Great Britain (GBR) Deborah Criddle/Figaro IX Anne Dunham/Olret Lee Pearson/Blue Circle Boy Nicola Tustain/Prinz Heinrich | Germany (GER) Bettina Eistel/Aaron Britta Naepel/Loverboy 9 Bianca Vogel/Roquefort 16 | Netherlands (NED) Gert Bolmer/Lodewijk Joop Stokkel/Pegasus Sjerstin Vermeulen/Jeffrey STV |