Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 9 competitors with a maximum of three athletes per individual event and one team of three athletes per team event. As hosts, Japan was given the maximum quota. The remaining quotas will be decided at various events, specifically the 2018 World Equestrian Games, various group qualifiers, the 2019 Nations Cup Final and the Olympic Athletes Ranking released on December 31st 2019. The geographical regions are as follows.
Group A – North, Western Europe
Group B – South, Western Europe
Group C – Central, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Group D – North America
Group E – Central, South America
Group F – Africa and Middle East
Group G – South, East Asia and Oceania
Additionally, all athlete and horse pairs must reach the minimum eligibility requirements in order to compete.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Individual Dressage
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 3 |  Japan Japan Japan |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games | 18 |  Germany Germany Germany Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Spain Spain Spain Sweden Sweden Sweden United States United States United States |
| 2019 European Dressage Championship (Group A/B) | 9 |  Denmark Denmark Denmark Ireland Ireland Ireland Portugal Portugal Portugal |
| Group C Qualification Event | 3 |  Russia Russia Russia |
| 2019 Pan American Games (Group D/E) | 6 |  Brazil Brazil Brazil Canada Canada Canada
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| Group F Qualification Event | 3 |  South Africa South Africa South Africa |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games (Group G) | 3 |  Australia Australia Australia |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group A | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group B | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group C | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group D/E | 4 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group F | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group G | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Overall | 1 |
Team Dressage
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games | 6 | Germany Great Britain Netherlands Spain Sweden United States |
| 2019 European Dressage Championship (Group A/B) | 3 | Denmark Ireland Portugal |
| Group C Qualification Event | 1 | Russia |
| 2019 Pan American Games (Group D/E) | 2 | Brazil Canada |
| Group F Qualification Event | 1 | South Africa |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games (Group G) | 1 | Australia |
Individual Eventing
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 3 | Japan Japan Japan |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games | 18 | Australia Australia Australia France France France Germany Germany Germany Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Ireland Ireland Ireland New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand |
| 2019 European Eventing Championship (Group A/B) | 6 |  Italy Italy Italy Sweden Sweden Sweden |
| Group C Qualification Event | 3 |  Poland Poland Poland |
| 2019 Pan American Games (Group D/E) | 6 | Brazil Brazil Brazil United States United States United States |
| Group F/G Qualification Event | 6 |  China China China Thailand Thailand Thailand
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| 2019 Nations Cup Rankings | 3 |  Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group A | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group B | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group C | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group D | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group E | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group F | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Group G | 2 | |
| Olympic Athlete Rankings – Overall | 6 |
Team Eventing
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games | 6 | Australia France Germany Great Britain Ireland New Zealand |
| 2019 European Eventing Championship (Group A/B) | 2 | Italy Sweden |
| Group C Qualification Event | 1 | Poland |
| 2019 Pan American Games (Group D/E) | 2 | Brazil United States |
| Group F/G Qualification Event | 2 | China Thailand
|
| 2019 Nations Cup Rankings | 1 | Switzerland |
Individual Jumping
Team Jumping
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 World Equestrian Games | 6 | Australia Germany Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United States |
| 2019 European Dressage Championship (Group A/B) | 3 |  Belgium France Great Britain |
| Group C1 Qualification Event | 1 |  Israel |
| Group C2 Qualification Event | 1 |  Ukraine |
| 2019 Pan American Games (Group D/E) | 3 | Brazil Canada Mexico |
| Group F Qualification Event | 2 |  Egypt Qatar |
| Group G Qualification Event | 2 | China New Zealand |
| 2019 Nations Cup Final | 1 | Ireland |