In modern Dressage competitions, the horse and rider perform a
series of movements known as a Dressage test. The tests are
performed before a panel of seven judges, who award scores for
individual movements and for the overall routine. The Dressage
competition consists of a Team event (made up of three
athletes/horses), which includes the Grand Prix and Grand Prix
Special rounds; and an Individual event, which includes the
Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special as qualifiers for the
Grand Prix Freestyle (the competition that decides the final
Individual classification). The Team and Individual events are
conducted simultaneously: a rider’s score in a test will be
relevant for both events. After the first phase, the Grand Prix,
the best seven teams (including any teams tied for seventh
place) and the best 11 individuals (including any tied for 11th
place) who are not already qualified as team members, progress
to the next phase, the Grand Prix Special. The Team event medals
are decided by the total of the score