DRESSAGE
Dressage at Area level consists of completing one test for a judge. Scores will be given for each movement with extra points added for rhythm, suppleness, contact & rider position. Sheets are available at the end of the class and you can enter as many classes as you wish (depending on the requirements of the class)
Rider attire:
- Black, Navy or Tweed show jackets.
- Long boots or jodhpur boots with gaiters.
- Hats up to BRC standard (mandatory!)
- White jodhpurs (new rules allow black and navy too).
- White stock.
- Long hair to be in a bun or a hair net.
- A bridle or numnah number or a mix of both to be worn on either side of the horse. Number bibs must be worn if you don’t have bridle or numnah numbers.
- Back protectors are allowed, but not often worn by riders in Dressage.
- Spurs are allowed in classes above Intro level if needed.
Horse attire:
- Snaffle bridles, no martingales. (Check the BRS rule book on our Rules & Regulations page for more details on bits allowed as some snaffles aren’t allowed. They are very picky!)
- Breastplates and nosebands are allowed.
- Plain non-bright numnah’s, White numnah’s preferred.
- Fly veils are allowed.
- A bridle number can be worn but must be on both sides, or on the numnah both sides.
- No boots!
Other notes:
- Horses should be plaited.
- Schooling whips are only allowed in tests at Intro and Prelim level, but you can work in with them at all levels.
- Callers for tests are allowed.
- If the judge hears you talk to your horse during the test, points will be deducted (speak to them quietly and out of earshot!)
- Doing three incorrect movements will result in elimination.
- Fall of rider will be elimination.
** DRESSAGE JUDGES TIP **
“Ride your test as accurately as possible. We want you to do everything in the correct places more than we want your horse or pony in a perfect outline!”
- Nick Rodgers, Grand Prix judge.
Rider attire:
- Black, Navy or Tweed show jackets.
- Long boots or jodhpur boots with gaiters.
- Hats up to BRC standard (mandatory!)
- White jodhpurs (new rules allow black and navy too).
- White stock.
- Long hair to be in a bun or a hair net.
- A bridle or numnah number or a mix of both to be worn on either side of the horse. Number bibs must be worn if you don’t have bridle or numnah numbers.
- Back protectors are allowed, but not often worn by riders in Dressage.
- Spurs are allowed in classes above Intro level if needed.
Horse attire:
- Snaffle bridles, no martingales. (Check the BRS rule book on our Rules & Regulations page for more details on bits allowed as some snaffles aren’t allowed. They are very picky!)
- Breastplates and nosebands are allowed.
- Plain non-bright numnah’s, White numnah’s preferred.
- Fly veils are allowed.
- A bridle number can be worn but must be on both sides, or on the numnah both sides.
- No boots!
Other notes:
- Horses should be plaited.
- Schooling whips are only allowed in tests at Intro and Prelim level, but you can work in with them at all levels.
- Callers for tests are allowed.
- If the judge hears you talk to your horse during the test, points will be deducted (speak to them quietly and out of earshot!)
- Doing three incorrect movements will result in elimination.
- Fall of rider will be elimination.
** DRESSAGE JUDGES TIP **
“Ride your test as accurately as possible. We want you to do everything in the correct places more than we want your horse or pony in a perfect outline!”
- Nick Rodgers, Grand Prix judge.