A team and individual dressage event were held concurrently. The competitions were restricted to men and military officers, as they would be through 1948. The German riders did not attend for financial reasons, despite having several favored riders. The competitions had very small fields because of the travel distance to the American West Coast and the world-wide depression. In dressage only 10 riders and three teams competed. The competitions were restricted to men and military officers, as they would be through 1948. The individual dressage was won by Xavier Lesage, who also led France to the team gold medal.
Equestrian dressage at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics was carried out on the grounds of the Riviera Country Club. One of the best known golf courses in the world, it has hosted three major championships – the US Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995, and has been the traditional home of the Los Angeles Open since the 1940s.
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