(Summer Sport)

ParaEquestrian is a multi-disability sport, open to athletes with a physical disability or a visual impairment. Events are mixed and grouped according to their functional profiles. Riders compete in two Dressage events; a Championship Test of set movements and a Freestyle Test to music. There is also a Team Test for three to four riders per team. Competitors are judged on their display of horsemanship skills as they ride their horse using a series of commands for walk, trot and canter. Riders may use permitted assistive devices such as dressage crops, a connecting rein bar, rubber bands or other aids. The competition is judged on how the horse/pony performs under the influence of the rider. The more skillful the rider, the better the horse is able to perform without resistance, rhythmically and with suppleness, reflecting the skills of the rider.