dressarge tests

[TheHoglet]

anyone know any realy realy realy simple dressarge tests?
i'm new to dressarge and my mate says she'll teach me some she yoused to do on her dressarge mare but my pony hasent done many things like this befor so he will probably be craaaap! :D so is there any one with old easy tests about? if so contact me please!!

[JOJOBA]

You can make up your own tests easily if you like.

I know a few very simple ones.
The one Im currently using on the young horse Im riding is a test mainly in walk and very very easy to remember, it is as follows:

Enter at A in Medium Walk.
Halt at X. Salute. Proceed in Medium Walk down the centre line.
At C track left.
Change the rein B X E.
Medium Walk to K.
At K take Working Trot - K B H
At H take walk.
At C halt for 5 second.
Proceed in Medium Walk on a circle 20m from C.
At C go large and change the rein E X B
Medium Walk to F
At F pick up Working Trot - F E M
At M take walk
Change the rein H X F, free walk on a long rein.
At F take Medium Walk.
Medium Walk down centre line at A.
Halt at X. Salute.
Leave the arena at walk.


Thats a very simple one but dressage tests are as hard as you make them I find! In that one you have to work on balance and maintaining pace, working straight down the sides and accuracy of circles and turns.
May no be the most exciting, but the ones that are exciting tend not to get ridden as well in my opinion :)

Hope that's a help!
Jo

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P.S. sorry if Ive mixed up the E & B markers. I can never remember which way they go!

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[TheHoglet]

thanks very much JOJOBA! :D printed it off to attempt to learn!! :p
p.s yey its has no cantering (not my strong point!! :D )

[kelsey27]

i dnt no where u live but i no that at solihull riding club they doa walk and trot test which anyone can do if you wanted 2 try taht for a start, but most prelim tests are quite simple with just regular flat work movements and paces. But stick 2 dressage all i can say is that all my horse had ever done was jump and i used 2 hate dressage but after a few confidence blocks i have stuck to dressage and now we are gettin better and better and i love it
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[JOJOBA]

A fair few places run walk/trot tests
Kelsey - careful with the text speak! Took me ages to read that! :D
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[TheHoglet]

thanks guys! this will probably sound silly but is taht riding club anywhere near Chester-le-street?

[JOJOBA]

There's a website where you can make up your own tests. You pick the movements and it writes the test for you and even prints out a little sheet showing you how to do the test and with tips on certain points.
I'll try to remember the name of it for you :)

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[Willingbe]

It's www.dressagediagrams.com