Don’t miss any of the equestrian sport at the Olympics in Paris — there are handy timetables for you to save or bookmark on this page.

Dressage, eventing and showjumping will take centre stage in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles from 26 July to 6 August, while the para dressage runs from 3-7 September.

The equestrian sport will play out over the 2,000 acres of parkland around the Château de Versailles. An outdoor arena has been created on the Etoile Royale esplanade to the west of the Grand Canal at the heart of the gardens, and the eventing cross-country course will take competitors across the canal and along both sides.

Equestrian timetables for Paris Olympics

Olympic Eventing

Paris (Central European Summer Time) is one hour ahead of British Summer Time. Please note this schedule information is preliminary and subject to change until the end of the Games.

Eventing dressage

Eventing will run on consecutive days between 26 and 29 July. It will begin with the first horse inspection on Friday 26 July at the local time of 9.30am (8.30am BST). The dressage phase will begin the following day at 9.30am (8.30am BST).

Eventing cross-country

The cross-country on Sunday 28 July begins at 10.30am (9.30am BST) and runs until 3pm (2pm BST). The course is designed by French designer Pierre le Goupil and will be a maximum of 5,800 metres long with a maximum time of 10 minutes.

Eventing showjumping

On Monday 29 July, following the second horse inspection at 8am (7am BST), both the team and individual medals will be awarded following the final showjumping phase.

Riders will showjump to decide the team medals first, starting at 11am (10am BST). Then, at 3pm (2pm BST), the top 25 will showjump again, this time to decide the individual medals.

The coloured fences will measure up to 1.25m for the team competition and 1.30m for the individual competition.

Olympic Dressage

For pure dressage, riders must qualify for the finals through the first two days of Grand Prix competition. The Grand Prix Special will follow, which will decide the team medals, and then the final day of dressage will be the Grand Prix Freestyle, which will decide the individual medalists.

Dressage Grand Prix

The first horse inspection will be held on Sunday 28 July at the local time of 8am (7am BST). From 11am (10am BST) on Tuesday 30 July the first 30 combinations will compete in the Grand Prix, while the remaining 30 will perform their Grand Prix tests on Wednesday 31 July from 10am (9am BST).

Dressage Special

The top ten ranked teams in the Grand Prix, including those tied for 10th place, will qualify for the FEI Grand Prix Special. This will begin at 10am (9am BST) on Saturday 3 August and will decide the team medals. The team medal ceremony is scheduled for 3.30pm (2.30pm BST) on 3 August.

Dressage Freestyle

The second dressage horse inspection will take place at 8am (7am) on Sunday 4 August. This will be followed by the Grand Prix Freestyle, starting at 10am (9am). This is the individual final competition which is open to 18 combinations qualified from the Grand Prix.

The individual medal ceremony is scheduled for 1.30pm (12.30pm BST) on Sunday afternoon.

Olympic Showjumping

Showjumping Team Qualifier

In showjumping, the first horse inspection takes place on 31 July. The team qualifier on Thursday 1 August begins at the local time of 11am (10am BST) and is open to 20 teams consisting of three athletes per team with all three scores counting.

Showjumping Team Final

The team final, which kicks off on Friday 2 August at 2pm (1pm BST), is open to the 10 best placed teams in Thursday’s competition including those tied for 10th place.

Teams that withdraw before the start on Friday will not be replaced, and all teams taking part in the team final re-start with zero penalties.

Showjumping Individual Qualifier

The contest for the individual medals will take place over two days beginning on Monday 5 August at 2pm (1pm BST). There will be 75 starters, from which the top 30 will go through to the individual final on Tuesday 6 August

Showjumping Individual Final

The individual final will run in reverse order of classification and all riders start again on a zero scoreline.

The final competition will begin at 10am (9am BST) with one round against the clock. There will be a jump-off in case of a tie on penalties for first place. This will bring the equestrian events at the Games to a close.

Paris (Central European Summer Time) is one hour ahead of British Summer Time. Please note this schedule information is preliminary and subject to change until the end of the Games.

Para dressage

The Paralympics kick off with its opening ceremony on 28 August. Para dressage will run from 3-7 September, followed by the closing ceremony on 8 September.

Four combinations will represent Great Britain. They will all contest the individual and freestyle medals in their respective grades, and three will also compete for team honours.

How to watch the Paris Olympics

Eurosport holds the TV and multi-platform rights package for the Games in 50 countries across Europe, including the UK. This is where you’ll be able to guarantee coverage of the equestrian events. A subscription costs £6.99 per month during the Games period, but you can cancel at any time.

Watch online via Discovery+. A basic subscription costs £3.99 and renews monthly until cancelled.

BBC Sport will offer live and on-demand coverage of some of the Games. This will include two simultaneous livestreams, as well as a daily highlights programme and coverage on Radio 5 Live. Additional content will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer as a catch-up service.

Channel 4 will be broadcasting every televised moment of the Paralympics across up to 18 concurrent streams, across Channel 4, More4, Channel 4 streaming and social channels.

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