Equestrianism made its Pan American Games debut at the first Pan American Games in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The current Pan American Games equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping.

The International Governing Body for equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI).

[1] In 1991 in Havana and 2003 in Santo Domingo the eventing competition were not held.

Rather, a Pan American Eventing Championship was held in Chatsworth, Georgia, United States in 1991 and in 2003 the competition was held in Fair Hill in 2003.