Thursday, 13 November 2025
With less than three years to go to until the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28), the Organising Committee has unveiled the official competition schedule. Equestrian events will kick off with Eventing, followed by Dressage and wrap up with Jumping.
The timetable of the equestrian competitions for the LA28 Olympic Games can be accessed here. It has been carefully designed with the climatic conditions in mind, ensuring an optimal set-up, particularly for the horses and athletes as well as for all the other participants and spectators.
As with previous Olympic Games, the timetable is provisional and will remain subject to change through to Games-time in 2028. The equestrian schedule at the Paralympic Games will be announced at a later date.
“Following an in-depth presentation of LA28 at the FEI General Assembly 2025 on 7 November in Hong Kong, China, the announcement of the competition schedule for the Olympic Games is great news,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos commented. “The equestrian events will take place over 16 days starting on 14 July, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, and ending on 29 July, the day before the closing ceremony. It is well balanced and mindful of horse and athlete welfare. It includes three days without competition, which will allow for the horses and athletes to ease into the event, prepare and rest comfortably. It also permits for adjustments in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
“We are very pleased with the progress in preparations for the LA28 Olympic equestrian events accomplished over the past few months and look forward to continuing our close cooperation with the organising committee over the next three years.
“The IOC’s confirmation that equestrian would retain the same medal events and quota places as for Paris 2024 is a very positive development as is the approval of Santa Anita Park in Arcadia as the venue for all the equestrian competitions. A solid basis has been set and we anticipate truly outstanding LA28 Olympic equestrian events in a wonderful setting.”
Eventing will be the first equestrian discipline in competition with the horse inspection taking place on 14 July, the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Competition proper will begin on 15 July at 09:00 local time with Eventing Dressage, which will continue on the following day. The Cross Country will be held on 17 July and the first equestrian medals of LA28 will be won on 18 July with the Team and Individual Eventing Finals.
The horse inspection for Dressage will be conducted in the morning of 18 July prior to the Eventing Finals. The Dressage Grand Prix will take place over two days, on 20 and 21 July, followed by the Grand Prix Special on 22 July, which is the Dressage Team Final. There will be no competition scheduled the following day the with the Jumping and Dressage second horse inspections taking place. The sport will resume on 24 July with the Dressage Individual Final – the Grand Prix Freestyle – with the Jumping re-inspection taking place in the early morning.
The Team Qualifier in Jumping – the last Olympic equestrian discipline at competition in LA28 – is scheduled for 25 July with the Team Final planned for 26 July. The second Jumping horse inspection and re-inspection will take place on 27 July and will be followed by the Jumping Individual Qualifier on 28 July. The Jumping Individual Final will conclude the LA28 Olympic equestrian calendar on 29 July.
No competitions are planned for 19, 23, and 27 July.
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