Dressage Help!

[BarbieHorse]

This is probably a silly question, so please humour me!
I've never really paid too much heed to dressage tests, they've always just been the bit of eventing to get out of the way before the fun stuff, but now I'm starting to think a bit more about it in the hope I might one day get a decent mark!
So here's my question - if a movement ends at a marker, say C, and the next movement starts at another marker, say B - where does the bit in between come in terms of marks? So if my horse bucked around M would I be marked down on the movement that finished at C or the movement beginning at B. Or not at all (except maybe in the collectives!). Not something I've ever considered before but can't help thinking it might be helpful to know!

 

[HufflyPuffly]

If there is no movement stated on the sheet between the markers then no it cannot be deducted from the movements before and after. However it would probably be noted in the collectives at the end.

 

[BarbieHorse]

If there is no movement stated on the sheet between the markers then no it cannot be deducted from the movements before and after. However it would probably be noted in the collectives at the end.

Thank-you!

 

[CoachinaCar]

It is unlikely that any part of a straight test is not covered. So for example if the sheet says -
MXK change the rein medium trot
K collected trot
A Medium walk

The bit from K - A will be counted in the previous movement.

A down central line
C track left
E circle 20 m

The bit from C to E comes in the previous mark

So one movement finishes where the next one starts there are no gaps.

 

[Madali]

I know this doesn't answer your question but my fairly new trainer gave me a great piece of advice. Not rocket science but it was something I had never thought about.
Use the time between moves to "regroup" i.e. Sort contact issues, trot etc out instead of just idling around the arena waiting for next move to happen.

 

[Batgirl]

If there is no movement stated on the sheet between the markers then no it cannot be deducted from the movements before and after. However it would probably be noted in the collectives at the end.

Sorry but his is wrong. Judge here *waves*.

Every movement carries on until the next movement starts. In your example the movement doesn't end at C it ends at B so your buck would be included in the deductions for the mark that includes C.

 

[JustMe22]

As someone who regularly has a horse buck during tests, I can vouch for the fact that there are always deductions both in the movement itself and the collectives!

 

[ycbm]

There are no gaps in dressage tests.

 

[BarbieHorse]

Thanks all! Good to know - although I was kind of hoping there might be bits in the tests where I could "regroup"! Might have to do a bit more schooling in that case!

 

[CoachinaCar]

Thanks all! Good to know - although I was kind of hoping there might be bits in the tests where I could "regroup"! Might have to do a bit more schooling in that case!

Think of the short side and the corners as being essential. The first corner is where you repair the damage to the way of going that you might have lost in the previous movement and the second corner is where you prepare for the damage you are about to do in the next movement.

Once you can keep the way of going while riding the movements then the corners are used to check and improve the way of going so the horse gets better as the test progresses.