Equestrian at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

The following is the qualification system and list of qualified nations for the Equestrian at the 2023 Pan American Games competition.

Qualification system

A quota of 150 equestrian riders (44 dressage, 46 eventing and 60 show jumping) will be allowed to qualify. A maximum of 12 athletes can compete for a nation across all events (with a maximum of four per discipline). Athletes qualified through various qualifying events and rankings.^[1]

If a country does not qualify a team in equestrian, it may enter a maximum of two individuals per discipline. A team can be made up of three of four athletes, meaning if reallocation does occur, countries with individuals can qualify teams, respecting the maximum number of teams allowed to compete in each discipline.^[1]

Qualification summary

A total of 25 NOC's qualified equestrians.^[2]

Nation	Individual			Team			Total
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	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
			1				1
	1	1					2
	1						1
			2				2
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
	4			X			4
	2		4			X	6
	2	4	4		X	X	10
			1				1
	1	4	2		X		7
		1					1
		1					1
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
			2				2
			2				2
		2	2				4
	1	1	4			X	6
	1						1
	4	4	4	X	X	X	12
	2	4	4		X	X	10
	1		4			X	5
Total: 25 NOCs	44	46	60	8	10	12	150

Qualification timeline

Events	Date	Venue
	October 2–11, 2022	Asuncion
2022 PAEC South American Championship	November 3–6, 2022	Campo de Mayo
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	June 23–July 8, 2023	San Salvador
FEI Dressage/Eventing rankings	June 30, 2023
FEI Jumping rankings	July 31, 2023

Dressage

A total of eight teams of 4 (or 3) athletes each will qualify, along with 12 individuals who will qualify for a total of 44 athletes.^[1]

Team

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
2022 South American Games^[3]	2
	3
FEI World Dressage Rankings	2
TOTAL	8

Individual

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
	3
	5
FEI World Dressage Rankings	4
TOTAL	12

Eventing

A total of ten teams of 4 (or 3) athletes each will qualify, along with 6 individuals will qualify for a total of 46 athletes.^[1]

Team

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
2022 PAEC South American Championship	3
	4 3
FEI World Eventing Rankings	2
Composite team	1
TOTAL	10

• A team quota was not filled and, its four quotas were reallocated as individuals.

Individual

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
2022 PAEC South American Championship	2
	2
FEI World Eventing Ranking	2 6
TOTAL	6

• A team quota was not filled and, its four quotas were reallocated as individuals. Ecuador received 4 individual quotas and can enter as a team.

Jumping

A total of 12 teams of 4 (or 3) athletes each will qualify, along with 12 individuals will qualify for a total of 60 athletes.^[1]

Team

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
2022 South American Games^[4]	3
	4
FEI Jumping Pan American Ranking	4
TOTAL	12

Individual

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
2022 South American Games^[5]	4
	4
FEI Jumping Pan American Ranking	4
TOTAL	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 10 October 2022.
2. Web site: Technical Manual Equestrian. 11 September 2023. International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). 14 October 2023.
3. Web site: S.Am Games-D - Asuncion, EHA (PAR) (02/10/2022 - 05/10/2022). 3 October 2022. www.fei.org/. FEI. 20 October 2022.
4. Web site: S.Am Games-S - Asuncion, EHA (PAR) (08/10/2022 - 11/10/2022). 9 October 2022. www.fei.org/. FEI. 20 October 2022.
5. Web site: Individual Classification - S.Am Games-S - Asuncion, EHA (PAR) (08/10/2022 - 11/10/2022). 11 October 2022. www.fei.org/. FEI. 22 October 2022.