Dressage test
A dressage test is a dressage test , the procedure of which is regulated according to national or international regulations. Several dressage tests (or other equestrian tests, depending on the announcement) together form a horse show .
This article covers the tests established by the FEI .
Evaluation grades
The judges award grades for the individual required lessons, which are added to an overall grade at the end of the examination. The following grades are awarded:
- 0.0: not executed
- 0.5
- 1.0: very bad
- 1.5
- 2.0: bad
- 2.5
- 3.0: pretty bad
- 3.5
- 4.0: poor
- 4.5
- 5.0: sufficient
- 5.5
- 6.0: satisfactory
- 6.5
- 7.0: pretty good
- 7.5
- 8.0: good
- 8.5
- 9.0: very good
- 9.5
- 10.0: excellent
Age groups riders / seniors
The international dressage tests for riders / seniors were last revised in 2009, before the version from 2003 was ridden out.
Prix St. Georges
The Prix St. Georges is the international dressage test with the lowest level in this age group. It can be contested with horses that are at least 7 years old and is around 5 minutes 50 seconds long per starter.
The following lessons are required at the Prix St. Georges:
- Ride in, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot (multiple), strong trot (multiple), medium trot, transitions between collected and strong trot
- Shoulder in
- Volte - 8 meter diameter (twice)
- traverse (several times to the left and right)
- Step : gathered step (multiple), strong step
- half step pirouette - 180 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- Gallop : collective canter (multiple), external canter (multiple), flying canter changes (multiple), strong canter
- half gallop pirouette - 180 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
In addition, the purity of the gaits, momentum , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed.
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with double meaning), the scores for traversing, the collected step, for changing the whole path in a strong step, for half gallop pirouettes, for the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as for sitting and acting of the rider in the overall grade.
Intermediaire I
The Intermediaire I is the next more difficult international dressage test in this age group. It can be contested with horses that are at least 7 years old and each starter is about 5 minutes 30 seconds long.
The following lessons are required for Intermediaire I:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large 20 × 60 m dressage arena is used)
- Trot : collected trot, medium trot, strong trot (multiple)
- Shoulder in (twice)
- Volte - 8 meter diameter (twice)
- traverse (to the right and left), traversal displacement
- Pointing backwards
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
In addition, the purity of the gaits, momentum , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed.
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with double meaning), the value grades for traversing, the assembled trot, the assembled step, for changing with a strong step through half the path, for the traversal shifts and individual flying canter changes, for the whole canter pirouettes, the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider in the overall grade.
Intermediaire I freestyle
The Intermediaire I Freestyle is the freestyle test with the lowest level of international dressage tests for riders / seniors.
In this exercise, the participants must complete the lessons required in Intermediaire I, but they are free to choose the sequence. The task is ridden to music that the participant has freely chosen.
In addition to the normal assessment of the required lessons, which takes the form of an A grade, a B grade (artistic grade) is also awarded. In this, among other things, rhythm, the harmony between rider and horse, the choreography, difficulty of the freestyle, music and the interpretation of the music are evaluated. Both grades count towards fifty percent of the overall result.
Intermediaire II
The Intermediaire II is a dressage test for the rider / senior age group, the difficulty of which is between Intermediaire I and Grand Prix de Dressage. It can be contested with horses that are at least 7 years old and each starter is about 5 minutes 15 seconds long. Here piaffe and passage are required of a participant for the first time.
The following lessons are required for the Intermediaire II:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot, strong trot
- traverse (to the right and left), traversal displacement
- Passage (multiple)
- Piaffe with 8 to 10 kicks (multiple)
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
In addition, the purity of the gaits, momentum , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed.
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with double meaning), the grades for the traversal shifts, the strong and collected stride, for the entire gallop pirouettes, the obedience / permeability of the horse and the seat and influence of the rider are included in the overall grade.
Intermediaire A and B
The Intermediaire A and Intermediaire B tests are two further international dressage tests in this age group. They were introduced in 2014 and were initially intended to replace the Intermediaire II, but this was not implemented. The tasks may be contested with horses that are at least 8 years old, the tests are over 5 minutes long per starter.
The following lessons are required for the Intermediaire A:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot, strong trot (multiple)
- traverse (to the right and left, multiple times)
- Passage from the assembled trot (twice)
- Piaffe with 7 to 10 kicks (twice) from the assembled trot
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
The following lessons are required for the Intermediaire B:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot, medium trot, strong trot (multiple)
- traverse (to the right and left, multiple times)
- Piaffe with 7 to 10 kicks (twice) from the gathered crotch
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- Passage from the assembled trot (twice)
- Pointing backwards
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
In addition, the purity of the gaits, swing , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed for both tasks .
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with double meaning), the grades for traversing, the assembled stride and the strong stride, for the entire gallop pirouettes, the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are included in the overall grade.
Grand Prix de Dressage
The Grand Prix de Dressage, usually referred to as the Grand Prix for short, is the second most difficult international dressage test with a fixed test sequence for this age group. It may be contested with horses that are at least eight years old and each starter is about 5 minutes 45 seconds long.
The following lesson is required at the Grand Prix:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot (multiple), strong trot (multiple)
- traverse (to the right and left), traversal displacement
- Pointing backwards
- Passage (multiple)
- Piaffe with 12 to 15 kicks (multiple)
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X, greetings
In addition, the purity of the gaits, momentum , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed.
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with a double meaning), the value grades for traversing, the assembled trot, the assembled step, for changing the path in a strong step, for the traversal shifts and flying canter changes from jump to jump, for the whole Gallop pirouettes, for the piaffes, the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider in the overall grade.
Grand Prix Spécial
The Grand Prix Spécial, often written in German without the Akut Grand Prix Special, is the most difficult international dressage test with a fixed course of examination lessons. It can be contested with horses that are at least 8 years old and is about 6 minutes 40 seconds long per starter.
The following lessons are required in the Grand Prix Spécial:
- Ride in at the assembled gallop, stop at X , greetings (the large dressage arena 20 m × 60 m is used)
- Trot : collected trot (multiple), strong trot (multiple)
- Passage (multiple)
- traverse (to the right and left)
- Step : gathered step, strong step
- Piaffe with 12 to 15 kicks (multiple)
- Gallop : collected canter (multiple), strong gallop, flying canter changes (multiple)
- whole gallop pirouette - 360 ° (once to the left, once to the right)
- hold at X.
In addition, the purity of the gaits, momentum , the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider are assessed.
With a coefficient of 2 (i.e. with a double meaning), the value grades for traversing, the assembled trot, the assembled step, for the step through the whole path in a strong step, for the traversal shifts and flying canter changes from jump to jump, for the whole gallop pirouettes, the obedience / permeability of the horse as well as the seat and influence of the rider in the overall grade.
Grand Prix Freestyle
- For the history of the Grand Prix Freestyle, see also FEI World Cup Dressage Riding
The Grand Prix Freestyle is the freestyle test with the highest level of international dressage tests for riders / seniors.
In this task, the participants must prepare a lesson program based on the Grand Prix Spécial, but they are free to choose the order in which they are placed. There is a possibility to vary the level of difficulty, in particular through the choice of the sequence of the individual lessons (and the resulting level of difficulty of the transitions) as well as through the combination of lessons (for example by installing piaff piruettes).
The task is ridden to music that the participant has freely chosen. In addition to the normal assessment of the required lessons, which takes the form of an A grade, a B grade (artistic grade) is also awarded. In this, among other things, rhythm, the harmony between rider and horse, the choreography, difficulty of the freestyle, music and the interpretation of the music are evaluated. Both grades count towards fifty percent of the overall result.
Riders under 25
The international dressage tests for “children”, pony riders, juniors and young riders were last revised in 2009.
In each of these age groups, three different dressage tasks are ridden: the preliminary competition, the team ascent (to be ridden individually, is used for team evaluations at international youth championships) and the individual task.
In the case of the "Children" (age group from 12 to 14 years on large horses ), shoulder-in and trot volts with a diameter of 10 meters are required in addition to gathered and middle stride, trot and canter .
In the age group of pony riders (age group from 12 to 16 years on ponies), additional requirements include strong walk, trot and canter, as well as simple changes of canter and half pirouettes. In addition, the voltes and half voltes are ridden on an 8 meter diameter.
The next age group is that of the juniors , the age group from 14 to 18 years (open to large horses). Compared to the pony riders, only half volts with a diameter of 10 meters are required in the area of the voltes. There are also flying gallop changes.
For the young riders (age group from 16 to 21 years) the test level has been increased again. With the voltes, whole voltes with a diameter of 8 meters are ridden here. The middle canter is no longer required.
In addition to these tests, there is also a test for riders between 16 and 25 years of age . In this “Young Rider Grand Prix” (also FEI Grand Prix U25), based on the Grand Prix de Dressage, piaffe and pirouette are added as lessons. Middle trot and shoulder in are no longer required.
For "children", pony riders, juniors and young riders there are also freestyle tasks that are based on the individual tasks.
Young dressage horses
The international dressage tests for young dressage horses were last revised in 2009. Preparatory tests for 5 and 6 year old dressage horses and dressage tests for 4, 5 and 6 year old dressage horses are advertised. The tasks increase in difficulty depending on the age of the horse.
Individual evidence
- ^ Meaning of the value notes , Reitverein Rastede
- ↑ Exemplary evaluation of a Prix St. Georges , eventcontent.hippoonline.de
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Prix St. Georges ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 44 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Exemplary evaluation of an Intermediaire I , eventcontent.hippoonline.de
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for Intermediaire I ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 40 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Intermediaire I freestyle ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 30 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Exemplary evaluation of an Intermediaire II , eventcontent.hippoonline.de
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Intermediaire II ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 45 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for Intermediaire A ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF), www.fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for Intermediaire B ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Changes to the FEI dressage rules from January 2014 , dressuraktuell.de, January 9, 2014
- ↑ Exemplary evaluation of a Grand Prix , eventcontent.hippoonline.de
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Grand Prix ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 43 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Exemplary evaluation of a Grand Prix Spécial , eventcontent.hippoonline.de
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Grand Prix Spécail ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 49 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the Grand Prix Freestyle ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 31 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Information on the Children age group ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , German Equestrian Federation
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the individual examination of the children ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 34 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the individual pony rider test ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 41 kB), www.fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the individual test of the juniors ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 46 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the individual test of the young riders ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 44 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ Evaluation sheet for the "Young Rider Grand Prix" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 44 kB), fei.org (English)
- ↑ a b International dressage tests ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fei.org (English)
