The competitions were held in the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio, in September 2016.

The classification system allowed riders to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Athletes are classified according to their functional ability when mounted across four grades and five categories (Ia and Ib, II, III and IV).

[1] Riders with recovering or deteriorating conditions such as MS are eligible but must have been reclassified within six months of a World Championships or Paralympic Games to ensure their classification is correct.

The following teams and individuals have attained quota places for the 2016 Summer Paralympics Equestrian event.