Dressage arena

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Dressage arena in front of Biebrich Castle, Whitsun tournament Wiesbaden 2013
Dressage arena 20 × 60 m with exact dimensions

The dressage arena is a standardized place on which tests in dressage riding are (can) be carried out. The standard dimensions of the dressage arena for performing tests of the FN are 20 × 40 meters (easy tasks: class AL) or 20 × 60 meters (difficult tasks: class MS, as well as individual tasks in class L). There are defined track points that determine the location of the track figures to be performed during a dressage test. 

     A          Bahnmarkierungen des Dressurvierecks 20 × 40 m 
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F|   D    |K 
 |        |
°|        |°    Merkspruch:"Mein Bester Freund Anton 
B|   X    |E       Kann Einen Heben Cheerio!"
 |        |     
°|        |°
M|   G    |H    [Die "°" sind sog. Zirkelpunkte]
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     C

     A          Bahnmarkierungen des Dressurvierecks 20 × 60 m
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F|   D    |K 
 |°      °|
P|   L    |V       Merkspruch: "Mein Ross braucht Paraden für alle 
 |        |        korrekten Volten, es soll hinter Celsius gehen
B|°  X   °|E       in Xantippes leichter Dressur."
 |        |       
R|   I    |S
 |°      °|
M|   G    |H    [Die kleinen ° sind sog. Zirkelpunkte]
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     C

It is not known who determined the letters for the marking and why exactly these were chosen. There have also been attempts to introduce a more systematic track designation (e.g. in the 1936 riding regulations).

See also