US Riders Look Forward to Freestyles; Great Britain Orchestrates Gold Medal Performances at 2008 Paralympic Games in Dressage by Joanie Morris – U.S. Equestrian Federation Hong Kong, China – The first medals were handed out at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Hong Kong tonight, and although the US anthem wasn’t played, the Team is looking [...]

Top dressage rider Luis Denizard and Courtney King-Dye (who trained under him early in her career) are offering their support for the the North American Riding For the Handicapped Horses For Heroes Program. This therapeutic riding program works with veterans who have been wounded and disabled in service to our country and protecting our freedoms. [...]

Paralympics selection trials for para-dressage were held May 16-18, 2008 in Wayne, Indiana, which were also the USEF national championships. Five horse and rider teams were named to the US team, which will compete in Hong Kong September 7-11. “The U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Dressage Team is made up of some of the most talented riders [...]

Test B results are in for the four show jumpers who tested positive for the illegal substance Capsacain, and they are confirmed positive. An article on Equisearch says: Now that the B samples have confirmed all the initial findings, the process will follow the Accelerated Medication Control Procedure during and after the 2008 Olympic Games [...]

It won’t be long before the 2008 Paralympics are underway in Beijing. A 3-hour flight away in Hong Kong, however, 73 riders from 28 nations will take to the arena at Sha Tin for Para-Equestrian dressage (also known as Para-Dressage). Few people even know that there are equestrian sports in the summer Olympics, let alone [...]