Translations:Category:Olympics/1/en

Horses were already part of the ancient Olympics and have been in the modern Summer Olympic Games almost from the beginning. Since 1912, the Equestrian Events are Dressage, Eventing and Show Jumping, with Polo and Equestrian Vaulting having been included in the past. In 1952, Olympic Dressage was opened for everybody, after having been a "Military Officers Only" event before. 1956 women were first competing in show jumping, 1964 in eventing. Nowadays, athletes compete regardless of gender with a minimum age of 9 for equine and 18 (Dressage: 16) for human athletes. Dressage has also been part of the Paralympics since 1996.