▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee , ▁with ▁classification ▁being ▁done ▁based ▁on ▁functional ▁dis ability ▁type . ▁ ▁Para - e quest rian ▁dress age ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁ ▁The ▁F E I ▁brought ▁para - e quest rian ▁sport ▁under ▁its ▁um bre lla ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁R iders ▁with ▁physical ▁dis abilities ▁may ▁comp ete ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁team ▁as ▁people ▁with ▁vision ▁imp air ment . ▁ ▁Events ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁separate ▁para - e quest rian ▁events ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁F E I , ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁gover ning ▁body . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁para - d ress age ▁and ▁para - d riv ing . ▁ ▁Para - d ress age ▁▁ ▁D ress age ▁events ▁include ▁" W alk ▁Only ▁Test s " ▁for ▁Gra de ▁ 1 , ▁with ▁tro t ▁work ▁allowed ▁in ▁fre est yle , ▁ ▁and ▁" W alk ▁and ▁T rot ▁tests " ▁for ▁Gra de ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁dress age ▁events ▁open ▁to ▁Gra de ▁ 3 ▁classification ▁included ▁" W alk ▁and ▁T rot ▁but ▁Can ter ▁allowed ▁in ▁Fre est yle ". ▁ ▁The ▁dress age ▁events ▁open ▁to ▁Gra de ▁ 4 ▁classification ▁included ▁" W alk , ▁T rot ▁and ▁Can ter ▁and ▁may ▁show ▁later al ▁work ▁in ▁Fre est yle ". ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁three