Dressage sitting or rising? And and Warming up!

[03bdavisi]

I have a dressage competition on tuesday.
i have decided (stupidly) to attempt the novice -S) not realizing that i would have to do medium trot/walk/canter I have since taught my horse in 30 minutes do do a reasonable medium walk and trot but i find i get the best results when i am doing sitting trot however i know i would forget to remain sitting after a canter to trot transition. so can i do my test in rising trot but do sitting trot for the medium trot phase?. This is an unaffiliated competition

Also (another bit of pointless info) I ride my horse in a market harborough for hacking out and i intend to hack there. Would i be allowed to warm up in it (we are warming up in an open field and my horse is quite highly strung) if i fully remove it for the test? i am reffering to british dressage rules here lol.

Thanks for reading!

 

[hellspells]

You can't warm up in the market Harborough. Depending on the rules you will have to have it off before you are on the premises of the comeption.

Re sitting/rising - you can do either or a combination. BUT in a novice test its not generally looked upon in the best light.

Good luck, have fun and do what feels right.

 

[03bdavisi]

thanks, i thought that about the market Harborough but just wanted to be sure!