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Dressage Phase
Please read in
conjunction with page on general information
Commanders
For level 2 the test
must be ridden from memory.
For level 1 only, the
test may be called (commanded)
Entering the Arena
Competitors must not
enter the arena until the judge has sounded the bell / horn.
Entering before the
bell / horn may lead to elimination
Salute
A rider must take the
reins and whip, if carried, in one hand and drop the other down
by their side and bow their head only.
Fall of horse or
rider
The competitor will
not be eliminated but will be penalised.
Resistance
Any horse failing to
enter the arena within 60 seconds of the bell / horn will be
eliminated.
A horse refusing to
continue a test (after starting) for a period of 20 consecutive
seconds will be eliminated.
Assistance
The voice – The use of
the voice is prohibited and will result in the loss of two marks
from the movement(s) concerned.
Outside – Except for a
commander in level 1, by voice, signals etc, is considered
assistance, and the rider will be eliminated.
The arena
The test begins when
the horse enters at ‘A’ and finishes with the final halt.
Competitors should leave at ‘A’ in free walk on a long rein.
Errors of course or
test
When a competitor
makes ‘an error of course’ the judge will sound the bell / horn.
The error will be explained by the judge, the rider directed
back to where they went wrong and the test recommenced.
Penalties for
errors of course or test
First error 2
marks
Second error 4
marks
Third error 8
marks
The points deducted
are cumulative; after three errors of course 14 marks are
deducted.
Fourth error
Elimination
Scale of marks
For each movement on
the test a mark is awarded the description of each is:
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10 |
Excellent |
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6 |
Satisfactory |
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2 |
Bad |
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9 |
Very good |
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5 |
Sufficient |
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1 |
Very bad |
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8 |
Good |
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4 |
Insufficient |
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0 |
Not executed |
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7 |
Fairly good |
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3 |
Fairly bad |
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Scoring
The judge’s marks are
added to together, penalties deducted to give an overall total.
The final mark is
calculated as a percentage of the overall marks available.
For example, if a
rider achieved 70.9% for the test, the penalties carried forward
to the next phase is 29.1.
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