their own opinions of what was considered correct training and riding, and at the time there was no common ideal for dressage. The German and Swedish judges favored their own countrymen, and ended up being suspended by the FEI. Following this controversy, the IOC threatened to remove dressage from the Olympics. The FEI and IOC came to a compromise, resulting in only individual competitors being allowed at the 1960 Games, with up to 2 riders per country. Eventing Medal summary Participating nations A total of 29 nations competed in Stockholm. Five nations competed in the equestrian events in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne: Egypt and Cambodia did not compete in Melbourne due to the Suez Crisis, whilst Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland all boycotted the Australian event in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Medal table Key Host nation (Sweden) Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: Dressage Gaston de Trannoy (Ground Jury President) Gen. Berger (Ground Jury Member) Sven Colliander (Ground Jury Member) Eduardo Yanez (Ground Jury Member) Col. Fog (Ground Jury Member) Jumping José M. Cavanillas (Ground Jury President) Pierre Clavé (Ground Jury Member) Col. Djerasimovic (Ground Jury Member) Bruno Bruni (Ground Jury Member) Philip Bowden-Smith (Ground Jury Member) Greger Lewenhaupt (Course Designer) Alex Pantschoulidzev (Technical Delegate) Eventing Ranieri di Campello (Ground Jury President) Arthur Kalita (Ground Jury Member) V.D.S. Williams (Ground Jury Member) José M. Cavanillas (Ground Jury Member) Arne Kristensen (Ground Jury Member) Björn Strandell (Course Designer) Pierre Beauduin (Technical Delegate) References External links International Olympic Committee medal database 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 International sports competitions in Stockholm 1956 in Swedish sport Olympic Games in Sweden 1956 in equestrian Equestrian sports competitions in Sweden June 1956 sports events in Europe 1950s in Stockholm