Japan Standard Time (JST) is 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
| Class | Ride Time | Athlete | Horse | Score | Ind Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Test – Grade II | 3:00 AM EDT | Beatrice de Lavalette | Clarc | 70.265 | 5 (Q) |
| Individual Test – Grade IV | 7:07 AM EDT | Kate Shoemaker | Solitaer 40 | 70.854 | 7 (Q) |
| Class | Ride Time | Athlete | Horse | Score | Ind Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Test – Grade I | 3:24 AM EDT | Roxanne Trunnell | Dolton | 81.464 | 1 |
| Individual Test – Grade III | 8:36 AM EDT | Rebecca Hart | El Corona Texel | 69.765 | 9 |
The top eight (8) Athlete/horse combinations per grade based on the result of the Individual Test will progress to the Individual Freestyle Test on Monday.
The three combinations who will represent the U.S. in team competition on Saturday will be determined after the completion of the Individual Tests on Friday, August 27. All nominations to the U.S. Paralympic Team are subject to approval by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
| Class | Ride Time | Athlete | Horse | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Test to Music | Saturday | Rebecca Hart | El Corona Texel | 72.206 | Bronze |
| Team Test to Music | Saturday | Roxanne Trunnell | Dolton | 80.321 | Bronze |
| Team Test to Music | Sunday | Kate Shoemaker | Solitaer 40 | 71.825 | Bronze |
| Class | Athlete | Horse | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Freestyle Test – Grade I | Roxanne Trunnell | Dolton | 86.927 | 1 |
| Individual Freestyle Test – Grade IV | Kate Shoemaker | Solitaer 40 | 74.910 | 4 |
| Individual Freestyle Test – Grade II | Beatrice de Lavalette | Clarc | 72.194 | 6 |
There are five grades in the sport, with riders divided depending upon the nature and extent of their impairment. All athletes compete together including the physically impaired and vision impaired, and men and women. The level of difficulty of the test they perform is relative to their allocated grade. Riders compete for two individual medals per grade and an overall team medal.
Grade I riders perform their tests at walk pace. Grade II riders can walk and trot, while grades III and above can walk, trot and canter (although grade III can canter only in the freestyle).
Judges are looking at the movement of the horse only, not the rider. They judge against set criteria known as scales of training. These cover rhythm, suppleness, contact (between horse and rider), impulsion (the flow of forward movement from the horse’s hind quarters), straightness (the alignment of the horse’s feet) and collection (the balance of the horse and rider).
By US Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – Roxanne Trunnell (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Dolton, a nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Flintewoode Farms LLC & Karin Flint, secured their second gold-medal of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 win …
By US Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team finished with the bronze medal at the conclusion of team competition at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Kate Shoemaker and Solitaer 40 were the final …
By US Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team finished the first day of team competition at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, and will see one more ride tomorrow for the team …
By U.S. Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team saw its two remaining combinations in Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton and Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel make their way down the centerline for the FEI Individual Grade Tests at the …
By US Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team saw its first two combinations head down the center line at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, opening the first day of equestrian competition …
By US Equestrian Communications Department Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team presented their horses for the First Horse Inspection of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 before the Ground Jury of Anne Praine (FRA), Sarah …
By US Equestrian Communications Department Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Para Dressage Team for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 alongside one direct reserve …
