The Brits edged The Netherlands while the USA took the bronze ‒ their first Paralympic Team podium finish.
Para-Dressage
A tight medal race at the Paralympic Games saw Great Britain take the gold, The Netherlands silver and United States the bronze.
Roxanne Trunnell (USA) breaks 80%; competition continues Sunday with the final riders in Grades IV and V to determine the team medals.
Two new Paralympic equestrian champions have been crowned at Baji Koen - Roxanne Trunnell (USA) and Tobias Thorning Jorgensen (DEN).
Winona Hartvikson and Lauren Barwick narrowly missed qualifying for the Individual Freestyle; three will go on to the Team Test.
Friday will see Grades I and III Individual Test medals decided and mark the start of competition for Canada's four para-equestrians.
The fiercest Para-Dressage competition yet is set to begin in Japan, featuring 77 athletes representing 26 countries.
The 2018 WEG team of Lauren Barwick, Winona Hartvikson, Jody Schloss and Roberta Sheffield has reunited in Japan.
With a mix of inexperienced and veteran athletes set to take centre stage, the Para Equestrian field is wide open.
There is just one year to go until the ECCO Herning 2022 World Championships of Dressage, Jumping, Para-Dressage and Vaulting in Denmark.
