Greenwich Park, the National Maritime Museum, the Old Royal Naval College and Circus Field will host the Olympic Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon events in July and August 2012, and the Paralympic Dressage competition in September 2012.

Watch Tim Hadaway, London 2012 Equestrian Manager, show how Greenwich Park will be used during Games time.

Equestrian

Equestrian consists of Dressage, Eventing, Jumping and Paralympic Dressage.

Dressage takes place over four days in a temporary Arena and involves 50 competitors in team and individual events.

Eventing takes place over four days and consists of Dressage, Jumping and Cross Country. Eventing includes team and individual events for 75 competitors. The Cross Country section lasts for a single day. This is the only element of Equestrian competition held outside the Arena.

Jumping takes place in the Arena over four days. The jumps are designed to showcase the culture and history of the host country. There are team and individual events for 75 competitors.

Paralympic Dressage takes place over five days in the Arena. There are team and individual events involving 75 riders.

Modern Pentathlon

In Modern Pentathlon athletes compete in five disciplines – Fencing, Swimming, Riding and a combined Run/Shoot event – in a single day. Men compete on one day, women on a second. The Riding section involves completing a Jumping course in the temporary Arena. The Run/Shoot event also takes place in the Arena with the running course extending a short way into the Park near the Arena.