title: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
text: # Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
  
  Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
  | 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  * Australia (5)
  * Bermuda (2)
  * Canada (4)
  * Denmark (5)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (5)
  * Germany (6)
  * Great Britain (6)
  * Ireland (2)
  * Israel (4)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (3)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Norway (4)
  * Sweden (5)
  * United States (6)
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dressage grade I | Brita Andersen Denmark | Dianne Tubbs Great Britain | Sarah Rydh Sweden |
  | Dressage grade II | Vicki Sweigart United States | Angelika Trabert Germany | Lauren McDevitt (now Howard) United States |
  | Dressage grade III | Anne Cecilie Ore Norway | Elizabeth Stone Great Britain | Joop Stokkel Netherlands |
  | Dressage grade IV | Joanna Jackson Great Britain | Patricia Straughan Great Britain | Britta Sorensen Denmark |
  | Kur canter grade III | Anne Cecilie Ore Norway | Frederic Aguillaume France | Joan Salmon Ireland |
  | Kur canter grade IV | Joanna Jackson Great Britain | Charlotte Jensen Denmark | Britta Sorensen Denmark |
  | Kur trot grade I | Birgit Dreiszis Germany | Brita Andersen Denmark | Dianne Tubbs Great Britain |
  | Kur trot grade II | Vicki Sweigart United States | Angelika Trabert Germany | Anne Dunham Great Britain |
  | Team | Great Britain (GBR) | Denmark (DEN) | France (FRA) |
  