"Equestrian" is the name of the sport where an athlete partners with a horse in competition. It is the only sport in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
where men and women compete on equal terms in the same event.
Discipline
Para-Equestrian Dressage
Para-Equestrian Dressage (also known as Para Dressage) has five grades classified by the rider's degree of impairment, with Grade Ia being the most severe and Grade IV being the mildest.
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Riding for the Disabled Association Limited, Xinhua & Fung Kai Yan for providing some of the pictures for this website
