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Equestrian events at the
2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...
at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre were competed in the
dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...
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
horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
s were also declared medal winners.


Participating countries

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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


Medal summary


See also

* Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics


References

{{Paralympic Games Equestrian Events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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