quest rian ▁is ▁an ▁e quest rian ▁sport ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁E quest rian ▁Sports ▁( FE I ), ▁and ▁includes ▁two ▁compet itive ▁events : ▁ ▁One ▁is ▁para - e quest rian ▁dress age , ▁which ▁is ▁conducted ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁rules ▁as ▁conventional ▁dress age , ▁but ▁with ▁rid ers ▁divided ▁into ▁different ▁competition ▁gr ades ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁functional ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁is ▁para - e quest rian ▁driving , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁rules ▁as ▁combined ▁driving ▁but ▁places ▁compet itors ▁in ▁various ▁gr ades ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁functional ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Games ▁were ▁initially ▁open ▁only ▁to ▁athlet es ▁in ▁wheel ch airs ; ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Games , ▁athlet es ▁with ▁different ▁dis abilities ▁were ▁included ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁a ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁▁▁ ▁Compet itors ▁with ▁c ere br al ▁p als y ▁class ifications ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics , ▁all ▁dis ability ▁types ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁with ▁classification ▁being ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁International