The competition timetable for para dressage at the LA28 Paralympic Games has been released. Events will run from 16 to 21 August at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.
The first trot-up is scheduled for 14 August, the day before the opening ceremony. Competition will span six days with one rest day built in, and all events will take place at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, the same venue as the Olympic equestrian competitions.
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Twenty-nine horses passed the first trot-up at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 22, marking the start of the five-star competition in Kentucky. No horses were referred to the holding box despite minor spooks from two entries. The cross-country course, designed by Derek di Grazia, features 28 fences over 6312 meters with an optimum time of 11 minutes 5 seconds.
The Mars Badminton Horse Trials has released its dressage schedule for the 2026 event. Top competitors will begin their campaigns on Thursday and Friday.
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Officials discussed minor changes to the equestrian formats for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics at the 2026 Sports Forum. While several adjustments were proposed, teams will stick with three riders each. The ideas will be debated this summer ahead of a vote in December.
Carmen Gammie topped the prix St Georges silver class aboard Lets Make An Opera M at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships at Addington. Greg Dickens and Dannie Morgan also claimed victories in the medium bronze and elementary freestyle gold, respectively. Sadie Smith secured her second win of the event in the prestige novice gold.
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Unseasonably warm temperatures have turned snow slushy at the ongoing 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics in Italy, frustrating competitors who have raced in shorts and T-shirts while raising safety issues. The International Olympic Committee is eyeing earlier dates for future Winter Games to ensure better conditions.