# Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 dressage events. The competitions was held in the Greenwich Park from 30 August to 4 September.

## Classification

Riders were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed 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

* Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury President)
* Liliana Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
* Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
* Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member)
* Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
* Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
* Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)

## Participating nations

78 riders from 27 nations competed.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (4)
* Denmark (5)
* Finland (2)
* France (4)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (5)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Ireland (4)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (4)
* Japan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Mexico (3)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (3)
* Portugal (1)
* Singapore (3)
* South Africa (4)
* Sweden (1)
* United States (4)
* Virgin Islands (1)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual championship test grade Ia details | Sophie Christiansen Great Britain | Helen Kearney Ireland | Laurentia Tan Singapore |
| Individual championship test grade Ib details | Joann Formosa Australia | Lee Pearson Great Britain | Pepo Puch Austria |
| Individual championship test grade II details | Natasha Baker Great Britain | Britta Näpel Germany | Angelika Trabert Germany |
| Individual championship test grade III details | Hannelore Brenner Germany | Deborah Criddle Great Britain | Annika Dalskov Denmark |
| Individual championship test grade IV details | Michèle George Belgium | Sophie Wells Great Britain | Frank Hosmar Netherlands |
| Individual freestyle test grade Ia details | Sophie Christiansen Great Britain | Laurentia Tan Singapore | Helen Kearney Ireland |
| Individual freestyle test grade Ib details | Pepo Puch Austria | Katja Karjalainen Finland | Lee Pearson Great Britain |
| Individual freestyle test grade II details | Natasha Baker Great Britain | Britta Näpel Germany | Angelika Trabert Germany |
| Individual freestyle test grade III details | Hannelore Brenner Germany | Deborah Criddle Great Britain | Annika Dalskov Denmark |
| Individual freestyle test grade IV details | Michèle George Belgium | Sophie Wells Great Britain | Frank Hosmar Netherlands |
| Team details | Great Britain (GBR) Lee Pearson Sophie Wells Deborah Criddle Sophie Christiansen | Germany (GER) Angelika Trabert Britta Näpel Steffen Zeibig Hannelore Brenner | Ireland (IRL) Eilish Byrne James Dwyer Geraldine Savage Helen Kearney |