Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Team explained

Event:	Equestrian Overall Team
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre
Dates:	7–9 September
Competitors:	12
Gold:	Sophie Christiansen Anne Dunham Lee Pearson Simon Laurens
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Britta Naepel Angelika Trabert Steffen Zeibig Hannelore Brenner
Silvernpc:	GER
Bronze:	Jens Dokkan Mariette Garborg Ann Cathrin Lubbe Sigrid Rui
Bronzenpc:	NOR
Prev:	2004
Next:	2012

The team championship, para-equestrian dressage event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was decided by tests ridden at Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre. Each rider performed two tests, the Team Test on September 7 and the Individual Championship Test on September 8–9 (for which individual medals were also awarded). Team scores were the sum of the best 3 Team Tests and best 3 Championship Test (not necessarily the same 3 riders).

Team ranking

TT = Team Test; CT = Championship Test; # = Score counted in team total. WD=withdrawn.^[1]

Rank	Country	Rider	Grade	Horse	TT%		CT%		Team Score
		Sophie Christiansen	Ia	Lambrusco III	width=5em	72.000		width=5em	72.800		439.608
	Anne Dunham	Ia	Teddy	75.176		73.100
	Lee Pearson	Ib	Gentlemen	73.294		73.238
	Simon Laurens	III	Ocean Diamond	69.538		62.880
		Britta Naepel	II	Cherubin 15	62.667		71.909		413.532
	Angelika Trabert	II	Londria 2	69.429		64.909
	Steffen Zeibig	II	Waldemar 27	63.048		66.091
	Hannelore Brenner	III	Women Of The World	71.615		71.440
		Jens Dokkan	Ib	Lacour	69.765		68.857		404.343
	Mariette Garborg	II	Luthar	65.238		64.182
	Ann Cathrin Lubbe	IV	Zanko	67.785		68.516
	Sigrid Rui	IV	Nanof	63.357		60.064
4		Caroline Nielsen	II	Rostorn's Hatim-Tinn	65.809		68.182		401.603
	Annika Lykke Dalskov	III	Alfarvad April Z	69.538		71.040
	Line Thorning Joergensen	IV	Colani-Star	65.357		61.677
	Henrik Sibbesen	IV	Lock Fight	60.786		WD
5		Petra van de Sande	II	Toscane	60.381		66.909		394.950
	Ineke de Groot	IV	Indo	66.428		63.161
	Sabine Peters	IV	Donna D.M.	64.500		62.516
	Sjerstin Vermeulen	IV	Sultano	67.500		66.452
6		Grace Bowman	Ib	Yv Mt Batton	58.235		56.286		388.092
	Nicole Kullen	Ib	Nomination	60.235		59.905
	Sharon Jarvis	III	Odorado	62.923		69.200
	Georgia Bruce	IV	V Salute	67.571		68.258
7		Ashley Gowanlock	Ib	Donnymaskell	63.059		63.714		385.010
	Lauren Barwick	II	Maile	67.619		68.454
	Jennifer McKenzie	II	Valentine II	57.047		56.818
	Eleonore Elstone	IV	Lutke	62.357		59.807
8		Mauro Caredda	Ia	Garfielt	62.471		55.800		379.903
	Andrea Vigon	Ia	Priool	66.118		63.800
	Silvia Veratti	III	Balla Coi Lupi	67.154		64.560
9		Carolin Rutberg	II	Weltini	64.667		65.182		373.736
	Gabriella Lof	III	Oleander	60.231		56.960
	Lotten Aronsson	IV	Busy Lizzie	61.857		64.839
10		Lynn Seidemann	Ib	Rhett	64.471		63.905		369.272
	Rebecca Hart	II	Norteassa	62.000		62.545
	Barbara Grassmyer	III	Mibis	59.231		57.120
	Robin Brueckmann	IV	Radetzky	59.214		56.387
11		Sergio Oliva	Ia	Neho De La Jonchere	52.353		60.900		364.405
	Marcos Alves	Ib	Luthenay De Vernay	62.823		67.714
	Davi Mesquita	Ib	Neho De La Jonchere	44.941		56.952
	Elisa Melaranci	II	Lester	61.524		59.091
12		Mark Frenzel	Ia	Waldfee 697	48.706		52.100		352.948
	Marion Milne	Ib	Waldfee 697	54.471		58.095
	Kerry Noble	II	De Vito	48.667		51.909
	Philippa Johnson	IV	Benedict	70.286		69.290

Team Test - Grade Ia

The Grade Ia Team Test was ridden on 7 September at 20:42.^[2]

Juror at E: Anne Prain ; H: Kjell Myhre ; C: Alison Mastin ; M: Tarja Huttunen ; B: Hanneke Gerritsen .

Rank	Rider	Horse	Percentage score (and rank)					Total % score
	width=75	E	width=75	H	width=75	C	width=75	M	width=75	B
1		Teddy	78.235   (1)	72.353   (2)	77.647   (1)	74.706   (1)	72.941   (1)	75.176
2		Lambrusco III	75.294   (2)	74.118   (1)	70.588   (2)	72.353   (2)	67.647   (2)	72.000
3		Priool	70.000   (3)	68.824   (3)	68.824   (3)	65.294   (3)	57.647   (4)	66.118
4		Garfielt	64.118   (4)	61.176   (4)	62.353   (4)	62.353   (4)	62.353   (3)	62.471
5		Neho De La Jonchere	51.765   (5)	50.588   (5)	52.353   (5)	51.176   (5)	55.882   (5)	52.353
6		Waldfee 697	48.235   (6)	48.824   (6)	50.588   (6)	45.882   (6)	50.000   (6)	48.706

Team Test - Grade Ib

The Grade Ib Team Test was ridden on 7 September at 19:15.^[3]

Juror at E: Tarja Huttunen ; H: Hanneke Gerritsen ; C: Liliana Iannone ; M: Janet Geary ; B: Gudrun Hofinga .

Rank	Rider	Horse	Percentage score (and rank)					Total % score
	width=75	E	width=75	H	width=75	C	width=75	M	width=75	B
1		Gentlemen	73.529   (1)	72.353   (1)	75.882   (1)	72.941   (1)	71.765   (1)	73.294
2		Lacour	68.235   (2)	68.824   (2)	72.941   (2)	69.412   (2)	69.412   (2)	69.765
3		Rhett	64.706   (3)	62.941   (3)	67.059   (4)	62.353   (5)	65.294   (3)	64.471
4		Donnymaskell	58.824   (5)	62.941   (3)	67.059   (3)	64.118   (3)	62.353   (4)	63.059
5		Luthenay De Vernay	63.529   (4)	62.941   (3)	65.882   (5)	60.000   (6)	61.765   (5)	62.823
6		Nomination	58.235   (6)	61.176   (6)	64.118   (6)	58.824   (7)	58.824   (6)	60.235
7		Yv Mt Batton	55.882   (7)	55.294   (8)	60.000   (7)	63.529   (4)	56.471   (7)	58.235
8		Waldfee 697	50.588   (8)	55.882   (7)	58.824   (8)	52.353   (8)	54.706   (8)	54.471
9		Neho De La Jonchere	43.529   (9)	45.294   (9)	48.824   (9)	45.294   (9)	41.765   (9)	44.941

Team Test - Grade II

The Grade II Team Test was ridden on 7 September at 08:41.^[4]

Juror at E: Janet Geary ; H: Gudrun Hofinga ; C: Anne Prain ; M: Kjell Myhre ; B: Alison Mastin .

Rank	Rider	Horse	Percentage score (and rank)					Total % score
	width=75	E	width=75	H	width=75	C	width=75	M	width=75	B
1		Londria 2	66.667   (2)	69.048   (1)	69.048   (1)	72.857   (1)	69.524   (1)	69.429
2		Maile	68.095   (1)	65.238   (2)	67.143   (2)	69.048   (2)	68.571   (2)	67.619
3		Rostorn's Hatim-Tinn	66.667   (2)	65.238   (2)	65.714   (4)	65.714   (3)	65.714   (4)	65.809
4		Luthar	65.238   (4)	63.333   (5)	65.714   (4)	65.238   (4)	66.667   (3)	65.238
5		Weltini	63.333   (6)	62.857   (7)	66.667   (3)	65.238   (4)	65.238   (5)	64.667
6		Waldemar 27	62.857   (7)	64.286   (4)	63.333   (6)	60.952 (10)	63.810   (6)	63.048
7		Cherubin 15	63.810   (5)	63.333   (5)	58.571 (11)	64.762   (6)	62.857   (7)	62.667
8		Norteassa	62.381   (8)	60.952   (9)	59.524 (10)	64.762   (6)	62.381   (8)	62.000
9		Lester	59.524   (9)	61.429   (8)	61.429   (7)	63.333   (8)	61.905   (9)	61.524
10		Toscane	57.619 (10)	60.476 (10)	60.000   (8)	62.381   (9)	61.429 (10)	60.381
11		Valentine II	56.190 (11)	56.190 (11)	60.000   (8)	58.095 (11)	54.762 (11)	57.047
12		De Vito	47.143 (12)	46.190 (12)	51.905 (12)	47.143 (12)	50.952 (12)	48.667

Team Test - Grade III

The Grade III Team Test was ridden on 7 September at 07:30.^[5]

Juror at E: Kjell Myhre ; H: Alison Mastin ; C: Tarja Huttunen ; M: Hanneke Gerritsen ; B: Liliana Iannone .

Rank	Rider	Horse	Percentage score (and rank)					Total % score
	width=75	E	width=75	H	width=75	C	width=75	M	width=75	B
1		Women Of The World	71.538   (1)	72.692   (1)	73.462   (1)	70.769   (1)	69.615   (1)	71.615
2		Ocean Diamond	70.000   (2)	69.615   (3)	71.154   (2)	67.308   (3)	69.615   (1)	69.538
3		Alfarvad April Z	70.000   (2)	71.923   (2)	70.769   (3)	67.308   (3)	67.692   (3)	69.538
4		Balla Coi Lupi	67.308   (4)	66.923   (4)	68.462   (4)	67.692   (2)	65.385   (5)	67.154
5		Odorado	61.923   (5)	60.769   (6)	64.231   (5)	61.154   (5)	66.538   (4)	62.923
6		Oleander	59.615   (7)	61.154   (5)	61.923   (6)	58.846   (6)	59.615   (6)	60.231
7		Mibis	60.385   (6)	60.385   (7)	57.692   (7)	58.462   (7)	59.231   (7)	59.231

Team Test - Grade IV

The Grade IV Team Test was ridden on 7 September at 22:15.^[6]

Juror at E: Liliana Iannone ; H: Janet Geary ; C: Gudrun Hofinga ; M: Anne Prain ; B: Kjell Myhre .

Rank	Rider	Horse	Percentage score (and rank)					Total % score
	width=75	E	width=75	H	width=75	C	width=75	M	width=75	B
1		Benedict	71.071   (1)	69.286   (1)	67.500   (3)	72.500   (1)	71.071   (1)	70.286
2		Zanko	67.500   (3)	68.571   (3)	68.571   (1)	65.714   (6)	68.571   (2)	67.785
3		V Salute	67.143   (5)	69.286   (1)	68.571   (1)	67.500   (3)	65.357   (7)	67.571
4		Sultano	69.643   (2)	66.429   (4)	65.714   (5)	70.000   (2)	65.714   (5)	67.500
5		Indo	67.500   (3)	65.357   (5)	66.071   (4)	66.071   (5)	67.143   (3)	66.428
6		Colani-Star	64.286   (7)	63.929   (7)	65.357   (6)	66.786   (4)	66.429   (4)	65.357
7		Donna D.M.	66.429   (6)	65.000   (6)	62.500   (9)	62.857   (9)	65.714   (5)	64.500
8		Nanof	62.857   (8)	62.143   (8)	64.286   (7)	63.929   (7)	63.571 (10)	63.357
9		Lutke	61.786 (10)	60.357 (10)	63.214   (8)	62.857   (9)	63.571 (10)	62.357
10		Busy Lizzie	58.571 (11)	60.714   (9)	61.786 (10)	63.929   (7)	64.286   (8)	61.857
11		Lock Fight	62.857   (8)	57.143 (12)	58.571 (12)	61.071 (11)	64.286   (8)	60.786
12		Radetzky	58.571 (11)	58.571 (11)	59.643 (11)	59.286 (12)	60.000 (12)	59.214

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overall Team Final Results . 9 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913145411/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400113.pdf . 13 September 2008 .
2. Web site: Individual Team Test Grade Ia . 7 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911131053/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400101.pdf . 11 September 2008 .
3. Web site: Individual Team Test Grade Ib . 7 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826073138/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400102.pdf . 26 August 2012 .
4. Web site: Individual Team Test Grade II . 7 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913145356/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400103.pdf . 13 September 2008 .
5. Web site: Individual Team Test Grade III . 7 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913145400/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400104.pdf . 13 September 2008 .
6. Web site: Individual Team Test Grade IV . 7 September 2008 . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 3 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911131108/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/EQ/C73T/EQX400105.pdf . 11 September 2008 .