Did you miss any of the 2024 Paris Olympics or Paralympics dressage events? We’ve got you covered. From daily recaps by USDF Connection editor Jennifer Bryant and reporter Kim MacMillan, to photo galleries, and our list of most memorable moments from the competitions, this is your one-stop-shop for all things Olympic and Paralympic dressage! Click the headlines to read to read the daily recaps below.
Paralympic Coverage
The 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 through September 8, and feature twenty-two sports with athletes from 169 nations. Like its able-bodied counterpart event, the 2024 Para Equestrian dressage events are to be held at Château de Versailles. A total of 78 Para Equestrians and their horses will dance down centerline, representing all five para Grades and thirty nations.
The equestrian events will begin on September 3, with the Individual Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III competitions, while the Grade IV and Grade V Individual tests will be ridden on the following day, September 4. After one dark day with no equestrian competition, athletes will return to the ring in the Team Tests for all Grades on September 6. Those who qualify will then compete for the final time on September 7 in the Freestyle for each Grade.
The US will be represented by our-time Paralympian Rebecca Hart and Floratina, two time Paralympians Kate Shoemaker with Vianne and Roxanne Trunnell with Fan Tastico H, and Paralympic newcomer Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes.
Click the headlines below to read daily recaps from the Paralympics.
Team USA: 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
For sport-lovers, there are plenty of events to enjoy at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, including team and individual dressage on the docket. Here, we get to know the riders and horses representing the US. We also share where you can watch or stream all the action – with an exciting update from the International Paralympic Committee inside!
By Amber Wiseman
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Para-Dressage Is Ready to Rock
All horses accepted at inspection; competition commences September 3 at Palace of Versailles
By Kim MacMillan
Paris 2024 Paralympic Dressage Off to a Triple-Medal Start for US Athletes
Rebecca Hart’s first Paralympic individual medal is Grade III gold; first-timer Fiona Howard takes Grade II individual gold; Roxanne Trunnell wins Grade I individual silver
By Kim MacMillan; Photos by Sarah E. Miller/MacMillan Photography
USA’s Shoemaker and Vianne Finish Fifth in Grade IV Individual Test at 2024 Paris Paralympics
Promising new partnership is qualified for their grade’s freestyle final
By Kim MacMillan
Belgium’s Michele George Takes Grade V Individual Gold at Paris 2024 Paralympics
After a rest day, Team USA gears up to go for gold in team para-dressage medal competition
By Kim MacMillan
US Equestrian Announces Combinations to Contest Team Competition at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
By US Equestrian Communications Dept.
Versailles, France – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three combinations who will represent the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in team competition for medals beginning tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 6. at 9:30 a.m. GMT+2/3:30 a.m. ET with Grade IV competition.
Enter the Golden Age of US Para-Dressage
Team USA wins historic first gold Paralympic Games para-dressage medal at Paris 2024.
By Kim MacMillan
Para-Dressage Freestyle Day Rocks Versailles
US athletes win two more golds and a bronze on the final triumphant day of the 2024 Paris Paralympics
By Kim MacMillan
Olympic Coverage
The 2024 Summer Olympics are kicking off! Host city Paris, France, will see the top competitors from 206 countries and territories ready to vie in 35 different sports, converging in the ultimate showdown for gold, silver, and bronze medals to take back to their home countries.
Three athletes (and one traveling alternate) are representing the US in the sport of dressage. Olympic veteran Steffen Peters is making his sixth Olympic appearance. At 59 years old, Peters is the oldest (or should we say, most seasoned?) Olympian competing this year, and he will be aboard longtime partner Suppenkasper. Adrienne Lyle, a two-time Olympian who was part of the 2020 Tokyo silver medal winning team, is back with her new dance partner Helix. Marcus Orlob and Jane are newcomers, with this being their first time vying for Olympic glory. And finally, the US alternate is Endel Ots with Bohemian.
Coverage of the dressage action begins July 30, with Day 1 of the Individual and Team Grand Prix. You can watch it live at 5:00 AM ET. This is followed by Day 2 of the Team and Individual Grand Prix at 4:00 AM on July 31, before a short break leading into the Team Grand Prix Special on August 3 at 4:00 AM. The dressage excitement is capped off with the Grand Prix Individual Freestyle at 4:00 AM on August 4. Peacock will be providing live coverage and streaming, and you can also watch on NBC and USA, with replays available. Check your local listings to be sure you don’t miss anything!
Click the headlines below to read daily recaps from the Olympics.
BONJOUR, PARIS!
Chateau de Versailles sets the scene as 2024 Paris Olympic equestrian events prepare to get under way
Text and photos by Jennifer O. Bryant
What’s the Difference Between Eventing Dressage and “Dressage Dressage”?
To find out, go ringside at the Paris 2024 Olympic eventing dressage competition
Text and photographs by Jennifer O. Bryant
Meet Team USA: 2024 Paris Olympics
For horse-lovers, there are plenty of equestrian sports to enjoy at the Paris 2024 Games, with team and individual dressage, eventing, and jumping on the docket. Here, we go behind-the-scenes to get to know the dressage riders and horses representing the US. We also take a look at the leading dressage storylines and share where you can watch or stream all the action.
By Chelsey Burris
All Systems Go for Team USA Dressage
All US horses cleared for launch at Paris 2024 Olympics dressage horse inspection
Text and photographs by Jennifer O. Bryant
Bloody Hell!
USA out of Paris 2024 Olympic dressage team competition after Orlob eliminated
Text and photographs by Jennifer O. Bryant
End of the Road in Versailles for US Dressage Competitors at Paris 2024 Olympics
Piaffe problems sink Steffen Peters’ Grand Prix test; none qualify for Freestyle
Text and photographs by Jennifer O. Bryant
Olympic Dressage Deconstruction
A movement-by-movement look at Steffen Peters’s Paris 2024 Grand Prix dressage test—and why it’s important that our sport remains willing to look at itself critically
By Jennifer O. Bryant
Girl Power Is Strong at Paris 2024 Dressage Team Medal Competition
Medalists cite partnerships with their mares as key to success
Text and photos by Jennifer O. Bryant
Joyous Medal Day Shows the Way Forward for Dressage
2021 Tokyo Olympic individual gold medalist Jessica von Bredow-Werndl recaptures her title
Text and photos by Jennifer O. Bryant
Thank you for joining us for YourDressage’s exclusive coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics! Our congratulations to all the winners and to all the hardworking teams who helped them chisel their names into the history books.
Why doesn’t NBC or other networks do specials on our riding competitors?? It is such a great story of the partnership of horse and rider, the travel, the tremendous dedication to the sport. I am always hopeful but its just track, swimming etc. !! Karen Piper
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