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LA 2028 Equestrian programme revealed

In three years time, the Olympic Games will return to Los Angeles for the third time in history, a remarkable milestone for the iconic Host City. To celebrate the Road to 2028, LA28 recently released the first look at the Olympic competition schedule. 

Will Matthew and Mysterious Star riding for the Australian Dressage Team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Image by Lukasz Kowalski.

Equestrian Life

Published 16 Jul 2025

As we already know, Equestrian retains the 200 quota places it had in Paris in 2024 and the breakdown by discipline remains unchanged, i.e. 75 for Jumping, 60 for Dressage, and 65 for Eventing.

The Equestrian events will take place at Santa Anita Park, and it has now been revealed that competition will run from 15-29 July 2028, with 12 days of action and three days off during that period.

It has not yet been revealed which disciplines are set to run on which days – although it’s possible to guess when comparing days to Paris.

Edwina Tops-Alexander and Fellow Castlefield, pictured here competing for the Australian Jumping Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Image by Michelle Terlato Photography.

Here is the LA 2028 Equestrian programme, complete with our best guesses as to which competitions are possibly taking place in each scheduled session:

Friday 14 July: Opening Ceremony (shared between the LA Memorial Coliseum and 2028 Stadium in Inglewood)

Saturday 15 July: 09:00–11:30 and 16:30–19:00 (possibly Eventing – Dressage)

Sunday 16 July: 09:00–11:30 (possibly Eventing – Dressage)

Monday 17 July: 08:00–11:30 (possibly Eventing – Cross Country)

Tuesday 18 July: 16:30–22:00 (medal day) (possibly Eventing – Jumping)

Wednesday 19 July: No competition

Thursday 20 July: 09:00–11:45 and 16:15–19:00 (possibly Dressage – Grand Prix qualifier)

Friday 21 July: 09:00–11:45 and 16:15–19:00 (possibly Dressage – Grand Prix qualifier)

Saturday 22 July: No competition

Sunday 23 July: 09:00–11:45 and 16:15–19:00 (medal day) (possibly Dressage – Grand Prix Special Team Final)

Monday 24 July: 08:30–12:00 (medal day) (possibly Dressage – Grand Prix Freestyle Individual Final)

Tuesday 25 July: 09:00–12:00 (possibly Jumping – Team Qualifier)

Wednesday 26 July: 09:00–11:10 (medal day) (possibly Jumping – Team Final)

Thursday 27 July: No competition

Friday 28 July: 08:00–12:00 (possibly Jumping – Individual Qualifier)

Saturday 29 July: 09:00–11:00 (medal day) (possibly Jumping – Individual Final)

Sunday 30 July: Closing Ceremony (LA Memorial Coliseum)