Help, couple of bits in dressage test I can't figure out!!

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I have got my dressage test through, and there are a couple of things which I am confused by. Can anyone shine a light on them for me. I will ask my instructor when I next see her but am very impatient and need to know now so I can start to work through it in my head.

OK,

Enter at A working trot, at L walk then at X stop (have never heard of L before but am guessing its between A and X!!)

Then walk at I (again never heard of I but again guess its another center line marking).

But this has really got me: at I do rising trot on the right diagonal, CX half 20 metre circle to the left (what thought I was on the right diagonal to go right) at X change diagonal, at XC circle 20m to the left (why am I now on the opposite diagonal again to where I'm going).

Then another one: L 10 m circle to the left, L 10m circle to the right, and walk at X.

How can I circle to the left and after circle the opposite way but at the same letter?

I bet its really simply explained and I will feel so stupid, but really need to see it in my head and can't at the mo.

Thanks!!!
 
The 10m circles at L basically form a figure of 8 either side of it - a 10m circle to the left of L and then a 10m circle to the right or a figure of 8 with L at the centre
 
zoon said:
The 10m circles at L basically form a figure of 8 either side of it - a 10m circle to the left of L and then a 10m circle to the right or a figure of 8 with L at the centre
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OMG you see, now I see it and just how stupid not to think like that!! Sometimes I must seriously lack common sense!!
 
Quartz said:
I have got my dressage test through, and there are a couple of things which I am confused by. Can anyone shine a light on them for me. I will ask my instructor when I next see her but am very impatient and need to know now so I can start to work through it in my head.

OK,

Enter at A working trot, at L walk then at X stop (have never heard of L before but am guessing its between A and X!!)

Then walk at I (again never heard of I but again guess its another center line marking).

But this has really got me: at I do rising trot on the right diagonal, CX half 20 metre circle to the left (what thought I was on the right diagonal to go right) at X change diagonal, at XC circle 20m to the left (why am I now on the opposite diagonal again to where I'm going).
The I is on the centre line, presumably they mean on the right leg diagonal? The C to X is basically the first half of a 20m circle at C, and then at X is the second half of a 20m circle at A :)
Could it be that it means half circle to the right then change to the left over x?



Then another one: L 10 m circle to the left, L 10m circle to the right, and walk at X.
like a small figure of 8 sideways :)

How can I circle to the left and after circle the opposite way but at the same letter?

I bet its really simply explained and I will feel so stupid, but really need to see it in my head and can't at the mo.

Thanks!!!
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hope that helps :) What test are you doing?
I get all my dressage tests off dressagediagrams.com, they have them with little pictures of each movements :)
 
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Quartz said:
But this has really got me: at I do rising trot on the right diagonal, CX half 20 metre circle to the left (what thought I was on the right diagonal to go right) at X change diagonal, at XC circle 20m to the left (why am I now on the opposite diagonal again to where I'm going).
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Does it say you have to be on the right/left diagonals in the test?
The only thing I can think of, is that it's to show if the horse is well balanced as you're rising on the wrong diagonal? :confused: I'm not sure.

Hopefully someone else will know for sure! :D
 
AliceFlapjack said:
Does it say you have to be on the right/left diagonals in the test?
The only thing I can think of, is that it's to show if the horse is well balanced as you're rising on the wrong diagonal? :confused: I'm not sure.

Hopefully someone else will know for sure! :D
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Yes, it actually says at I rising trot on thehe right diagonal, CX half circle to the left, at X change diagonal, at X circle 20m to the right. I can figure out the shape I will be making, but just can't fathom why its the opposite direction to the diagonal I will be on???
 
Quartz said:
Yes, it actually says at I rising trot on thehe right diagonal, CX half circle to the left, at X change diagonal, at X circle 20m to the right. I can figure out the shape I will be making, but just can't fathom why its the opposite direction to the diagonal I will be on???
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Hmm that is weird! Unless it means on the 'correct' diagonal not necessarily the 'right' diagonal? :confused: But then surely you would know about rising on the correct diagonals anyway? lol
 
AliceFlapjack said:
Hmm that is weird! Unless it means on the 'correct' diagonal not necessarily the 'right' diagonal? :confused: But then surely you would know about rising on the correct diagonals anyway? lol
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You may well be right!! I am translating it from French where it says: trot enleve sur le diagonal droit.
 
Quartz said:
You may well be right!! I am translating it from French where it says: trot enleve sur le diagonal droit.
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Thought I had edited this but obviously not. Yes I think it would have said le diagnol a droit if it was to be on the actual right hand leg. Brill I think it is all cleared up now, and I should go to bed as obviously way too tired!!!!
 
Quartz said:
Thought I had edited this but obviously not. Yes I think it would have said le diagnol a droit if it was to be on the actual right hand leg. Brill I think it is all cleared up now, and I should go to bed as obviously way too tired!!!!
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Ahh hopefully that's it then! :)
 
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