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A dressage test is a test in dressage, whose sequence is regulated under national or international regulations. Several dressage tests (or other horse sports exams, depending on competition) together form a horse show.

This article discusses the conditions laid down by the FEI tests.

Evaluation notes

For individual lessons required will be awarded marks from the judges, which are added at the end of the test to a total score. Here, the following marks will be awarded:

• 0.0: not running
• 0.5
• 1.0: very bad
• 1.5
• 2.0: poor
• 2.5
• 3.0: pretty bad
• 3.5
• 4.0: poor
• 4.5
• 5.0: enough
• 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

Ages Rider / seniors

The international dressage competitions for riders / seniors was last revised in 2009, before the 2003 version was out riding.

Prix ​​St. Georges

The Prix St. Georges is the international dressage competition with the lowest level of this age group. It may be disputed with horses that are at least 7 years old and is around 5 per starter minutes, 50 seconds.

In the Prix St. Georges following lessons are required:

• Breaking in, hold in X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Trot: the assembled trot ( several times), strong trot (multiple), medium trot, transitions between the assembled and strong trot
• Shoulder-in
• Volte - 8 meter - diameter (twice)
• Traverse (multiple left and right )
• Half Schrittpirouette - 180 ° (one left, one right )
• Gallop: collected canter (multiple), canter (multiple), flying changes ( several times), strong gallop
• Half Galopppirouette - 180 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids to be assessed.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) the value scores go for the traversal, the collected walk, go for the strong step through the entire train for the half canter pirouettes, for obedience / permeability of the horse as well as for seat and aids of the rider in the overall score.

Inter I

The Inter I is the nächstschwerere international dressage competition this age group. It may be disputed with horses that are at least 7 years old and is about 5 minutes per starter for 30 seconds.

In Inter I following lessons are required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Shoulder-in (twice)
• Volte - 8 meter - diameter (twice)
• Traverse ( right and left), Traversalverschiebung
• Back up
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids to be assessed.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) Go the value scores for the traversal, the trot, the collected walk, for the change in the strong step by half the track, for the Traversalverschiebungen and single flying changes, for all the canter pirouettes, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids in the overall grade.

Inter I Freestyle

The Inter I Freestyle is the Kürprüfung with the lowest recognized level of examination of international dressage rider / seniors.

In this task, participants must ride on ahead that called for in the Inter I lessons, however, are free to choose the order. The task will be ridden to music that the user has chosen.

In addition to the normal evaluation of the required lessons that takes the form of the A- note and a B-Note is to be awarded ( artistic touch ). This, among other rhythm, the harmony between horse and rider, the choreography, difficulty of freestyle, music, and the interpretation of the music to be evaluated. Both scores are among fifty percent to the overall result.

Intermediare II

The Intermediare II is a dressage rider ages / seniors, is in its difficulty between Inter I and Grand Prix de Dressage. It may be disputed with horses that are at least 7 years old and is per starter about 5 minutes 15 seconds. Here piaffe and passage required of a participant for the first time.

When Intermediare II, the following lessons are required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Traverse ( right and left), Traversalverschiebung
• Passage (multiple)
• Piaffe with 8 to 10 passages ( multiple)
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids to be assessed.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) Go the value scores for the Traversalverschiebungen, the strong and collected walk, for all the canter pirouettes, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids in the overall grade.

Intermediare A and B

The tests Intermediare A and B Intermediare are two other international dressage competition this age group. They were introduced in 2014 and should first replace the Intermediare II, but this was not implemented. The tasks may be contested by horses that are at least 8 years old, the Prüfungungen are per starter over 5 minutes.

When Intermediare A, the following lessons are required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Traverse ( right and left several times)
• Passage from the collected trot (twice)
• Piaffe with 7 to 10 passages ( twice) from the collected trot
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

When Intermediare B following lessons are required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Traverse ( right and left several times)
• Piaffe with 7 to 10 passages ( twice) from the collected walk
• Passage from the collected trot (twice)
• Back up
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids are measured in both tasks.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) the value scores go for the traversal, the collected walk and the strong step for the whole canter pirouettes, obedience / permeability of the horse as well as seat and aids the rider in the overall grade.

Grand Prix de Dressage

The Grand Prix de Dressage, usually referred to simply as Grand Prix, is the second most serious international dressage test with a prescribed test lesson expiration of this age group. It may be disputed with horses that are at least eight years old and is per starter about 5 minutes 45 seconds.

At the Grand Prix next lesson will be required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Traverse ( right and left), Traversalverschiebung
• Back up
• Passage (multiple)
• Piaffe with 12 to 15 passages ( multiple)
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold on X, Greeting

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids to be assessed.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) Go the value scores for the traversal, the trot, the collected walk, for the change in the strong step through the web for Traversalverschiebungen and flying changes of jump to jump, for the whole canter pirouettes, piaffe for that obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids in the overall grade.

Grand Prix Spécial

The Grand Prix Spécial, Germanized often written without acute Grand Prix Special, is the supreme international dressage tests with a prescribed test lesson sequence. It may be disputed with horses that are at least 8 years old and is about 6 minutes per starter for 40 seconds.

In the Grand Prix Spécial following lessons are required:

• Enter in collected canter, keep at X, Greeting ( it is the big dressage arena 20 x 60 m used )
• Passage (multiple)
• Traverse ( right and left )
• Piaffe with 12 to 15 passages ( multiple)
• Whole Galopppirouette - 360 ° (one left, one right )
• Hold at X

In addition, the purity of gears, flywheels, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids to be assessed.

With a coefficient of 2 ( ie with double meaning ) Go the value scores for the traversal, the trot, the collected walk, go for the strong step through the entire web for Traversalverschiebungen and flying changes of jump to jump, for whole canter pirouettes, obedience / permeability of the horse and the rider's seat and aids in the overall grade.

Grand Prix Freestyle

• History of the Grand Prix Freestyle see also FEI World Cup Dressage

The Grand Prix Freestyle is the Kürprüfung with the highest recognized level of examination of international dressage rider / seniors.

In this task, participants must ride on ahead at a Grand Prix Spécial orienting lesson program, however, have a free choice in the order of these. This is (for example, by the installation of Piaffpiruetten ) the possibility to vary the difficulty level in particular by the choice of stringing together the individual lessons ( and the resulting difficulty level of the transitions ) as well as by the combination of lessons.

The task will be ridden to music that the user has chosen. In addition to the normal evaluation of the required lessons that takes the form of the A- note and a B-Note is to be awarded ( artistic touch ). This, among other rhythm, the harmony between horse and rider, the choreography, difficulty of freestyle, music, and the interpretation of the music to be evaluated. Both scores are among fifty percent to the overall result.

Riders under 25

The international dressage competitions for " Children", Pony Riders, Juniors and Young Riders was last revised in 2009.

In these age groups, three different training tasks are out riding: the preparation task (Preliminary Competition), the team sunrises ( to ride alone, is for the team ratings in international youth championships used ) and the individual task.

The " Children" ( age group 12-14 years on big horses ) next to the assembled and medium walk, trot - gallop and, among other shoulder-in and trot Voltes be required with 10 meter diameter.

In the age class of the Pony Riders ( age group of 12 to 16 years old on ponies ) are added as requirements being the steep walk, trot and canter and simple lead changes and half pirouettes. In addition, the voltes and half voltes on an 8 meter diameter to be ridden.

The next age group is that of junior, the age group 14-18 years ( open to Horses ). Compared to the pony riders only half voltes with a 10 meter diameter are required in the field of Voltes. For this purpose, among others, come flying changes.

The Young Riders ( ages 16-21 years), the test level is further increased. The Voltes here all voltes with an 8 meter diameter to be ridden. The middle gallop is no longer required.

In addition to these tests, a test for riders 16 to 25 years provided. In this "Young Rider Grand Prix " (including FEI Grand Prix U25 ) may occur, similar to the Grand Prix de Dressage, piaffe and pirouette added as lessons. Medium trot shoulder-in and are no longer required.

For "Children " Pony Riders, Juniors and Young Riders in each case, there are also Küraufgaben, which are based on the respective individual tasks.

Young Dressage Horses

The international dressage tests for young dressage horses were last revised in 2009. Here, preparation exams for 5 - and 6 -year-old dressage horses and dressage tests for 4 -, 5 - and 6 -year-old announced dressage horses. The tasks increase in their difficulty depending on the age of the horse.