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Find Tests Here. Dressage competition tests act as a check on the progress of the horse as it moves up the levels. Tests are ridden in an arena that is either 20 meters X 40 meters or 20 meters X 60 meters and has letters that mark certain points of the arena.
US Equestrian Announces Dates and Locations for Youth Development Opportunities Including 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series. BlackHorseOne Masters Symposium - 'Degree of Difficulty': November 25-26. USDF Congratulates 2024 GMO Award Winners.
2023 US Dressage Test Booklet. Featuring the 2023 USDF Introductory and USEF National Level tests, Training through Fourth Level. Tests effective December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2026. This item is currently excluded from special discounts.
Dressage tests are judged by licensed judges. Judges give scores from 1 to 10 (half points are also allowed) for a predetermined set of movements, which increase in difficulty as the horse and rider moves up the levels.
The official USDF source for the most accurate and complete dressage scores, featuring: Expanded search functionality; Access to USDF qualifications and standings
Walk—Trot. This unique series of tests provides an opportunity for the horse and/or rider new to dressage to demonstrate elementary skills.The tests have been designed to encourage correct performance and to prepare the horse for the transition to the USEF tests.
The United States Dressage Federation is the only national membership organization dedicated to dressage, a method of horse training in existence since ancient Greece and an Olympic sport since the inception of the modern Olympics in the late 1800's.
the current tests and the training requirements behind them. Members of the USeF Dressage Committee, the body that writes the tests, are some of the stewards of our sport. our goal in creating the tests is to make sure that the training of the horse is progressive from level to level and based on the pyra-
Dressage Seat Equitation classes are offered at USEF-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competitions. If you compete in an eligible Dressage Seat Equitation class and earn a qualifying score of 70% or above, you may qualify to compete in the USDF DSM Semi-Finals.
Looking for information on a specific topic related to dressage? Search the education library for USDF articles, videos and Dressage On the Go audio clips. Find clips from Adequan®/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conferences and other USDF programs to continue your dressage education.