There was no equestrian competition in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. The gold medal winners of the 2004 SUmmer Olympic equestrian events were:
Individual Dressage Netherlands - Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
Team Dressage Germany - Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte, Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte, Martin Schaudt on Weltall, Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty
Individual Eventing Great Britain - Leslie Law on Shear L'Eau
Team Eventing France - Arnaud Boiteau on Expo du Moulin, Cédric Lyard on Fine Merveille, Didier Courrèges on Débat D'Estruval, Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mère, Nicolas Touzaint on Galan de Sauvegère
Individual Jumping Brazil - Rodrigo Pessoa on Baloubet du Rouet
Team Jumping United States - Peter Wylde on Fein Cera, McLain Ward on Sapphire, Beezie Madden on Authentic, Chris Kappler on Royal Kaliber
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Equestrian was first in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games in Paris. Medals were awarded in Jumping, High Jump, and Long Jump. Jumping winner: Aime Haageman of Belgium in a time of 2:16.0.
High Jump winner: Tie between Dominique Garderes of France and Giovanni Giorgio Trissino of Italy at 1.85 meters.
Long Jump winner: Constant van Langendonck of Belgium at 6.10 meters.
Lee Pearson is a top British dressage rider who has won numerous olympic gold medals