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Post by zangels on Oct 2, 2012 20:37:48 GMT
Our local riding school is doing a dressage test on saturday and I would like to take my daughters new pony for a day out and to see how she is in a different enviroment. My daughter has never done dressage and neither have I and hav no idea what to do/wear? Does any one have the test they could email me and any advice? Thank you. Email zaralowton@yahoo.com
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Post by mady on Oct 2, 2012 20:44:48 GMT
Hi google bd intro b and it should come up
Good luck
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Post by zangels on Oct 2, 2012 20:53:03 GMT
I have and only one you can order comes up, not sure if it would be a sheet via post and dont think it will be here in time.
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Post by nia2311 on Oct 2, 2012 21:07:23 GMT
I can't remember it!!! My son did it last year but can't find the sheet and can't remember all the movements....
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Post by FF on Oct 2, 2012 21:07:50 GMT
Have a look on you tube and right it down off there. I'd send you mine but it's at the yard so no good.
Wear cream/white jod's, shirt with tie or stock (most dressage wear stock) Blue, black or tweed jacket depending on the pony and pale gloves with black or blue hat.
Good Luck
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Post by nia2311 on Oct 2, 2012 21:13:58 GMT
Check your PMs zangel
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Post by GinaGeo on Oct 2, 2012 21:14:58 GMT
You can purchase (£1.50) download tests from Dressage Diagrams I believe. With regards to turnout dress smartly - what she wears in the show ring will be fine at this level.
At lower levels it's mainly about accuracy and riding a sympathetic and relaxed test.
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Post by orangetails on Oct 3, 2012 16:59:13 GMT
It's against the copyright to email/copy the BD tests - I don't mean to sound holier than thou, but we'll lose the BD organisation if people don't buy the tests - they're only about 40p for the paper sheet and most tack shops sell them. Failing that Dressage Diagrams as mentioned and I think BD themselves offer the opportunity to purchase online. The newer test sheets also give a brief outline of what the judge is looking for in each movement - as GG says essentially at this level a relaxed, harmonious and accurate test showing that the foundations of schooling are being laid correctly. They will NOT expect a perfect outline, so no need to winch the nose in!
You just need to wear what you would for a show, plain saddlecloth or numnah on the pony, no martingale and the bit should be dressage legal (most ordinary snaffles are fine). If the pony is likely to be a bit sharp, a neckstrap at this level is fine.
If it's your daughter's first test, it might be an idea to have a caller (just make sure the caller is halfway competant, I got my non-horsey husband to call for me once and it was a disaster, he got so lost even tho I knew roughly where I should be going we both ended up horribly confused!!) You don't get any penalties for it and it's just one less thing to worry about. Some people find them distracting tho, as they're concentrating harder on listening than they are on riding.
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Post by fruity on Oct 8, 2012 13:01:05 GMT
I've emailed you
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Post by sageandonion on Oct 8, 2012 13:50:08 GMT
Lots of suggestions already. Sometimes, especially until you get used to it, comments on sheets can read negatively. This really isn't the case, it just that with dressage, whatever the level, the aim is to improve and get better. So you will rarely get the well done on this, more the need to do better on that. If you get a 5, that is good for your daughter at the moment.
Do practice your reading as little one may go blank and even the intros are challenging.
Would love to see a pic on here when you have done it.
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Post by sometime on Oct 8, 2012 19:44:02 GMT
not sure about the outline bit We did one recently and all the marks lost were for an inconsistent outline. I will add that all the comments were fair and exactly as we expected so we were very happy
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Post by katie99 on Oct 8, 2012 22:26:58 GMT
JUST HAVE FUN...We are doing one every fortnight at our local riding club over the winter to give the show ponies a change in routine ect.
Did our first one on Sunday , 8 year old daughter did Intro A with her Darty, was hilarious pony so used to cantering after the change of rein, daughter said no, pony had a paddy, daughter never missed a beat keeping her on said 20 m circle whilst head between knees. Then carried on perfectly lol.
11 year old Daughter on SHP did Prelim 14 test perfectly but at least 1 minute quicker than everything else (in shp mode) Daughters arm 2cm longer than they were beforehand. thought at one point we were even going to attempt a gallop.
The way i look at it by the end of winter the ponies might have twigged, it was a lovely relaxing day out and it actually works out cheaper than hiring the indoor school!!!!
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Post by nici on Oct 8, 2012 23:07:33 GMT
We're planning to do some dressage through the winter too, good experience for Cerys with her new pony. We've done some in the past, but only a couple on an adhoc basis. New pony's only ever been ridden on hacks and fun rides, so understands forward and stop, but we won't get any marks for outline. We'll take Sammy Shetland out to play too - I like dressing him up as a dressage diva pony in his mini white saddle cloth and going out to play with the big warmbloods ;D I really like the layouts of the tests from Dressage Diagrams and have downloaded all their Intro and Prelim tests as they provide some great exercises for schooling- the girls have learned a lot about riding circles and half circles from looking at the diagrams and trying to reproduce the shapes in the arena (arena sounds ever so posh - it's actually a patch of rough old field with letter cones marking out the sides!) I find I can't picture how the test should be ridden without the diagrams  |
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Post by orangetails on Oct 9, 2012 13:18:56 GMT
not sure about the outline bit We did one recently and all the marks lost were for an inconsistent outline. I will add that all the comments were fair and exactly as we expected so we were very happy They will expect a consistent contact, that's not what I said. They won't expect a perfect competition outline - they will just want to see the horse is accepting the bit/contact and moving towards a correct outline as training progresses. (*Obviously at most unaff events judges are not trained/qualified and might not judge quite with the scales of training in mind!) Nici, I need the diagrams too lol! |
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Post by missmischief on Oct 9, 2012 22:18:58 GMT
I've spent time this summer doing some dressage Intros, neither me or my mare had ever done a dressage test in our life!!! We had great fun, it wasn't perfect but Nobody is!!! These are designed to give confidence to the horse/pony and rider and it's supossed to be fun. Just go and enjoy!!! Oh! I ordered my tests on-line through BD, about 80p each I think plus a little carriage, and they came the next day. Hope you have a great time.
Oh!! And when I said neither of us had done dressage before I maybe should of added that we had never been in an arena before and she is 16yrs old and I am 52yrs old. So there really is no limits to starting..
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