Confusion with Novice 35

[Birker2020]

Please can anyone help me! I have a championship on sunday with Novice 35 and I am struggling to make sense of it. Does anyone have a diagram test sheet of the movements or does anyone know when you get to

"AX - serpentine two loops each loop going to the side of the arena finishing at X on the left rein" what exactly does this mean. I am guessing its left to right, right to left horizontal type of serpentines ie. across the shortside of the school, if you catch my drift. Am I right, or am I being totally blonde?

 

[GermanyJo]

I would say it is like a 4 loop serpentine, but you only do half of it.... so finish at X instead of continuing with the next 2 loops.... but don't take my word for it.... I have not got the test sheet

 

[Saratoga]

It's basically the first 2 loops of a 4 loop serpentine, but you'd finish the movement at X rather than at C?

 

[Stoxx]

Yep - I've ridden it a few times, it's a horrid test.

You basically start as you would a 4 looped serpentine in a 20x60 but you only do half.

 

[Birker2020]

Oh thanks guys. Yes its a bit of an 'itty bitty' nightmare of a test at first glance. Trying to get it to sink into the thick skull is going to be a problem, and trying to get my neddy to canter across the diagonal without doing a showjumping flying change will be a major stumbling block!! Hee, hee.

 

[MissiMoo]

Hi, Yes its definately a 2 loop serpentine, I am a judge, so hopefully I know this by now! Best of luck on Sunday