Research shows that humans have been riding horses for more than 6,000 years, yet the sport of equestrian made its official debut in the Olympics in the 1912 Stockholm games. Far beyond horseback riding, equestrian is broken down into three disciplines: dressage, jumping, and eventing, each of which is an Olympic event.
Tokyo Equestrian Schedule
Inside each discipline are individual and team competitions, while the sport itself is co-ed, with men and women competing on equal terms.
Dressage 2020 Olympics Recap
The United States Equestrian Team made history in two ways this week at the Tokyo games when they took home the silver medal in team dressage.