Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Summary
| Nation | Individual | Team | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | ||
 Argentina |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Australia |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Austria |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Azerbaijan |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Belarus |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Belgium |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Bermuda |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Brazil |
2 | 4 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Canada |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Chile |
1 | 1 | |||||
 China |
1 | 1 | 4 | X | 6 | ||
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | X | 4 | |||
 Egypt |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland |
1 | 1 | |||||
 France |
3 | 4 | X | X | 7 | ||
 Germany |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Great Britain |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Guatemala |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Hong Kong |
3 | X | 3 | ||||
 Ireland |
5 | 1 | X | 6 | |||
 Italy |
1 | 5 | X | 6 | |||
 Jamaica |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | ||
 Jordan |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Mexico |
1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 8 | |
 New Zealand |
5 | 4 | X | X | 9 | ||
 Norway |
4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Poland |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Portugal |
3 | X | 3 | ||||
 Russia |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 Saudi Arabia |
4 | X | 4 | ||||
 South Korea |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Spain |
2 | 2 | |||||
 Sweden |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Switzerland |
1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 Ukraine |
4 | X | 4 | ||||
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | |||||
 United States |
3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Venezuela |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total: 42 NOCs | 47 | 70 | 77 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 194 |
Dressage
An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes if they qualified for the team competition
Team
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 |  Aachen |
3 | Germany Netherlands United States
|
| European Championship | Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 |  Turin |
3 | Sweden Switzerland Great Britain
|
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Jan 31, 2008 Feb 4, 2008 Feb 7, 2008 |
 Cannes Sydney Palmerston North |
2 | Australia Japan
|
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
2 | Canada Brazil |
| Composite team from Olympic rankings** | - | - | + | Denmark France Portugal
|
| TOTAL | 11 | |||
* Switzerland decided not to send a Team or an Individual to the Olympic Dressage competition after Silvia Iklé, the top rider on the Swiss team, refused to bring her horse, Salieri CH, to Hong-Kong due to the long travel and concerns over climatic conditions.[1]
** 3 individuals qualified from the same nation from the Olympic rankings to make up a team
*** Brazil sent only two riders
Individual
Individual qualification decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | China
|
| Team Event | 29** | All athletes |
| North Western Europe | 1 | Finland
|
| South Western Europe | 1 | France
|
| Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia | 1 | Russia
|
| North America | 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Central & South America | 1 | Mexico
|
| Africa & Middle East | 1 |  South Africa |
| South East Asia; Oceania | 1 | South Korea
|
| Other places* | 12+ | Denmark Austria Spain Denmark Denmark Spain Belarus Spain Italy France France Russia Poland** Portugal** Russia Portugal*** Portugal***
|
| TOTAL | 47 |
* Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.
** Switzerland decided not to send a Team and replaced by NOCs of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.
*** Unused quotas replaced by NOC of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.
Eventing
An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
Team
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Germany Great Britain Australia United States Sweden
|
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
2 | Canada Brazil
|
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G* | Oct 27-28, 2007 | Takapau |
- | |
| European Championship | Sep 13-16 2007 | Pratoni del Vivaro |
2 | France Italy
|
| Composite team from Olympic rankings** | - | - | + | New Zealand Ireland
|
| TOTAL | 11 | |||
* Event not held
** made up of minimum 3 to a maximum of 5 individuals qualified from the same nation from the Olympic rankings to make up a team
Individual
Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | China
|
| Team Event | 43 | All athletes |
| North Western Europe | 1 | Denmark
|
| South Western Europe | 1 | Belgium
|
| Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia | 1 | Poland
|
| North America | 1 | Jamaica
|
| Central & South America | 1 | Chile
|
| Africa & Middle East | 1 | South Africa |
| South East Asia; Oceania | 1 | New Zealand
|
| Other places* | 22+ | New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Austria Belgium Switzerland Belarus Japan Ireland Russia Poland Belarus Ireland Russia Ireland Argentina Netherlands Netherlands Ireland Ireland Chile Czech Republic**
|
| TOTAL | 70 |
* Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.
** Unused quota replaced by NOC of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.
Jumping
An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
Team
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 2 | China Hong Kong
|
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Netherlands United States Germany Ukraine Switzerland
|
| 2007 FEI European Jumping Championship | August 15–19, 2007 | Mannheim |
3 | Great Britain Sweden Norway
|
| 2007 Pan American Games | July 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
3 | Brazil Canada Mexico
|
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games / Qualification Event 2007 (combined) Group F |
Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 March 6–10, 2007 |
Aachen Doha |
1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 | Australia
|
| Olympic Qualification Event Group G | June 7–10, 2007 | Balve |
1 | New Zealand
|
| TOTAL | 16 | |||
Individual
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | - | - | 63 | All athletes |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group A/B | May 1, 2008 | - | 2 | Ireland Belgium
|
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group C | May 1, 2008 | - | 3 | Russia Russia Azerbaijan
|
| Pan-American Games Group D | July 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
1 | Bermuda
|
| Pan-American Games Group E | July 13–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
4 | Venezuela Colombia Argentina Guatemala
|
| World Equestrian Games Group F | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
2 | Jordan Egypt
|
| Qualification Event 2007 Group F | March 6–10, 2007 | Doha |
1 | United Arab Emirates
|
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 | Japan
|
| Qualification Event 2007 Group G | June 7–10, 2007 | Balve |
1 | Japan
|
| TOTAL | 77 | |||