The defending Pan American champion was Christopher Hickey of the United States of America.

The first round of the individual dressage competition is the FEI Prix St. Georges Test.

The Prix St. Georges Test consists of a battery of required movements that each rider and horse pair performs.

That round consists of, the Intermediare I Freestyle Test, competitors designed their own choreography set to music.

Judges in that round evaluated the artistic merit of the performance and music as well as the technical aspects of the dressage.