Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Summary
| Nation | Individual | Team | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | ||
 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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 | 2 | 4 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | X | 6 | ||
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 | 3 | 1 | X | 4 | |||
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 | 3 | 4 | X | X | 7 | ||
 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
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 | 3 | X | 3 | ||||
 | 5 | 1 | X | 6 | |||
 | 1 | 5 | X | 6 | |||
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | ||
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 | 1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 | 3 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 8 | |
 | 5 | 4 | X | X | 9 | ||
 | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
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 | 3 | X | 3 | ||||
 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
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 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
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 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
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| 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 | | 3 | |
| European Championship | Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 | | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Jan 31, 2008 Feb 4, 2008 Feb 7, 2008 | | 2 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13–29, 2007 | | 2 | |
| Composite team from Olympic rankings** | - | - | + | |
| 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.
** 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 | |
| Team Event | 29** | All athletes |
| North Western Europe | 1 | |
| South Western Europe | 1 | |
| Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia | 1 | |
| North America | 1 |  |
| Central & South America | 1 | |
| Africa & Middle East | 1 |  |
| South East Asia; Oceania | 1 | |
| Other places* | 12+ | |
| 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 | | 5 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13–29, 2007 | | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G* | Oct 27-28, 2007 | | - | |
| European Championship | Sep 13-16 2007 | | 2 | |
| Composite team from Olympic rankings** | - | - | + | |
| 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 | |
| Team Event | 43 | All athletes |
| North Western Europe | 1 | |
| South Western Europe | 1 | |
| Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia | 1 | |
| North America | 1 | |
| Central & South America | 1 | |
| Africa & Middle East | 1 | |
| South East Asia; Oceania | 1 | |
| Other places* | 22+ | |
| 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 | |
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | | 5 | |
| 2007 FEI European Jumping Championship | August 15–19, 2007 | | 3 | |
| 2007 Pan American Games | July 13–29, 2007 | | 3 | |
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games / Qualification Event 2007 (combined) Group F | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 March 6–10, 2007 |  | 1 | |
| 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | | 1 | |
| Olympic Qualification Event Group G | June 7–10, 2007 | | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 | |||
Individual
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Event | - | - | 63 | All athletes |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group A/B | May 1, 2008 | - | 2 | |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group C | May 1, 2008 | - | 3 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D | July 13–29, 2007 | | 1 | |
| Pan-American Games Group E | July 13–29, 2007 | | 4 | |
| World Equestrian Games Group F | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | | 2 | |
| Qualification Event 2007 Group F | March 6–10, 2007 | | 1 | |
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | | 1 | |
| Qualification Event 2007 Group G | June 7–10, 2007 | | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 77 | |||