What is level2 dressage?

Second level dressage adds another element to the horse’s training by starting collected work. This shows that the horse is able to accept weight on the hind quarter, thus giving him the more “uphill” carriage required for pirouettes in his later training.

What are the levels of dressage competition?

In national dressage competitions in the US, there are five basic levels of dressage tests: Training, First, Second, Third, and Fourth. These are also referred to as Preliminary/Introductory, Novice, Elementary, Medium, and Advanced.

What are the levels in British dressage?

The levels include; Intro, Novice, Elementary, Medium, Advanced Medium, Advanced, Prix St George, Intermediate I, Intermediate II and Grand Prix. Each level is made up of a number of tests that you can work through, each test is unique with tests within the same level sharing the same movements.

What level is medium dressage?

They are designated numbers so the second test at Novice level would be called the Novice 2.2, or the lowest of the Medium test is called Medium 4.1.

What is the easiest prelim dressage test?

Introductory is the easiest level where you perform your test in walk and trot. Canter comes in at Prelim and at Novice, lengthened strides come. Elementary starts lateral work and the difficulty steps up for Medium. Flying changes come in for Advanced Medium before you hit the ‘advanced’ levels.

What is the lowest level of dressage?

Introductory Level This is the basic point of introduction to dressage, so judges are not looking for anything too complicated: balance and steadiness in the hands, seat and tempo, shape of patterns, elastic contact, proper bend, and forward movement.

Can you do sitting trot in prelim dressage?

Do I rise or sit to the trot? There is no requirement for riders to sit in the trot work in either preliminary or novice tests. If you choose to sit and this interferes with your horse’s fluency or suppleness then marks will be unnecessarily lost.

What is the most basic dressage test?

At the first Introductory level of dressage, you will be tested on the basic paces, which are walk, trot, and canter.

Can you carry a whip in a dressage test?

No whip of any kind may be carried whilst competing in the dressage test. One whip only, no longer than 120cm including lash, may be carried when riding on the flat at any other time.

What is a good prelim dressage score?

What is considered a good dressage score? A score of 65% or over is usually classed as a decent score. If you scored 65% then this would mean that your average score per movement was 6.5, which, when looking at the scale of marking above, is between “satisfactory” and “fairly good”.

Why is dressage so difficult?

This is very physically demanding for the horse and thus takes years of careful athletic training and systematic development. Secondly, the horse has to be taught to work within a specific set of boundaries. He has to learn to accept pressure and that is something that many horses find mentally challenging.

Can you wear a GREY jacket for dressage?

In accordance with the British Dressage rules, a conservative coloured dark jacket should be worn at preliminary to advanced levels. So that’s a yes to navy, grey, black and tweed jackets!

Is 70% good in a dressage test?

On average overall scores of 70% or over for a dressage test are considered very good, scores of 60-70% are considered good and if a horse and rider are consistently scoring 60%+ at a level of dressage competition this indicates they may be ready to move onto the next level.

What is a good score at prelim dressage?