Acara ekuestrian di Beijing Sukan Olimpik 2008 akan diadakan bermula 9 Ogos hingga 20 Ogos 2008 di Institut Sukan Hong Kong.
Acara
6 set pingat akan dianugerahkan mengikut acara berikut:
- Individual Dressage
- Team Dressage
- Individual Jumping
- Team Jumping
- Individual Eventing
- Team Eventing
Kriteria Kelayakan
Dressage
Setiap NOC hanya boleh menghantar 3 atlet jika mereka berkelayakan bagi pertandingan berpasukan, atau hanya 2 atlet jika tidak.
| Pertandingan Berpasukan | Tarikh | Venue | Kekosongan | Kelayakan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 |  Aachen |
3 | Germany<br\> Netherlands<br\> United States
|
| European Championship Diarkibkan 2008-04-01 di Wayback Machine | Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 |  Torino |
3 |  Sweden<br\> Great Britain Denmark*
|
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Jan 31, 2008<br\>Feb 4, 2008<br\>Feb 7, 2008 |  Cannes<br\> Sydney<br\> Palmerston North |
2 | Australia  Jepun
|
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13-29, 2007 |  Rio de Janeiro |
2 |  Canada<br\> Brazil<br\>
|
| JUMLAH | 10 | |||
* Switzerland decided not to send a Team or an Individual to the Olympic Dressage competition after Silvia Iklé, the top rider on the Swiss team, refused to bring her horse, Salieri CH,to Hong-Kong due to the long travel and concerns over climatic conditions. [1]
Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
- The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified (
Republik Rakyat China / 
Hong Kong ) - 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:
- North Western Europe
- South Western Europe
- Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia
- North America
- Central & South America
- Africa & Middle East
- South East Asia; Oceania
- Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.
Jumping
An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1/1 |  Republik Rakyat China<br\> Hong Kong
|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Netherlands<br\> United States<br\> Germany<br\> Ukraine<br\> Switzerland
|
| European Championship | August 15-19, 2007 | Mannheim |
3 | Great Britain<br\> Sweden<br\>  Norway
|
| Pan-American Games | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
3 | Brazil<br\> Canada<br\>  Mexico<br\>
|
| World Equestrian Games / Qualification Event 2007 (combined) Group F |
Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 March 6-10, 2007 |
Aachen Doha |
1 |  Saudi Arabia
|
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 | Australia
|
| Olympic Qualification Event Group G | June 7-10 2007 | Balve |
1 | New Zealand
|
| TOTAL | 15 | |||
For individual competition, 15 places will be reserved for nations not qualified in the team competition as follows:
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1*/1* | |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group A/B | - | - | 2 | |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group C | - | - | 3 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
1 |  Bermuda
|
| Pan-American Games Group E | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
4 |  Venezuela<br\> Colombia<br\> Argentina<br\>  Guatemala<br\>
|
| World Equestrian Games Group F | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
2 |  Jordan<br\> Egypt
|
| Qualification Event 2007 Group F | March 6-10, 2007 | Doha |
1 |  United Arab Emirates
|
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 | Japan
|
| Qualification Event 2007 Group G | June 7-10 2007 | Balve |
1 | Japan
|
| Invitation Places | - | - | + | |
| TOTAL | 15+ | |||
* Should a Host Nation not enter a team it shall qualify 1 or 2 riders
Eventing
An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Germany<br\> Great Britain<br\> Australia<br\> United States<br\> Sweden
|
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
2 | Kanada <br\> Brazil
|
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Oct 27-28, 2007 | Takapau* |
1 | New Zealand
|
| European Championship Diarkibkan 2007-09-16 di Wayback Machine | Sep 13-16 2007 | Pratoni del Vivaro |
2 | France<br\> Italy
|
| TOTAL | 10 | |||
* Was originally held in Blenheim from Sept 6-9 but due to the withdrawal of Japan, team qualification is rescheduled to Takapau, New Zealand (minimum of three group F/G teams)
Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
- The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified ( Republik Rakyat China / Hong Kong )
- 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:
- North Western Europe
- South Western Europe
- Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia
- North America
- Central & South America
- Africa & Middle East
- South East Asia; Oceania
- Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.