Is it just me or does this dressage test make no sense...

chickeninabun

chickeninabun

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Just being looking for some dressage to do and found a place that has it's own Intro test. Test are available on their website, so looked at them and can't seem to make sense of this one.
Please can you have a look, grab a pen and paper and see if you can make it work... I get lost after the two 20m circles at X (figure of 8 kind of thing if I'm correct) but then it goes horribly wrong and I seem to be heading in the wrong direction to change the rein FXH.

1) Enter at A at working trot & proceed down the Centre line without halting
2) C Track left
3) E Turn left
4) X circle left 20m diameter
5) X circle right 20m diameter
6) B turn right
7) A Medium walk
8) FXH change rein at free walk on a long rein
9) H medium walk
10) C halt 4 seconds, proceed in working trot
11) E circle left 20m diameter
12) EKAF Working trot, FXH Change rein give & retake reins over X
13) HCMB working trot
14) Over B transition to walk 2-5 steps & proceed in working trot
15) A down centre line
16) G Halt. Immobility. Salute
17) Leave the arena on a long rein where appropriate

Let me know if it's just me that's being thick! :D
 
Because you have gone left 20m circle, then when you come back to finish your circle (back at X) you then do the same again but to your right, so in effect, you've done a figure of eight so to speak if you can think of it that way (but proper circles) once you complete your second 20m circle you track right at B (so you are back on your right rein) making your way to A for the next movement, is that the bit you are getting mixed up with?
 
Er...yeah, it's odd. You turn right at B walk for nearly a whole circuit then have an incredibly acute turn at F which is rather unconventional. Beats me.
 
Is it the two changes of rein FXH that are confusing? That threw me, as they're each off different reins... if you ignore the letters (which I always do as I still can't remember where they are :o) and read it as 2 changes of rein across the diagonal it makes sense!
 
The 2 20m circles are fine it is the turn right at B which is fine so is medium walk at A but like someone has aid you then have to walk a almost full circle to change the rein at F which is the wrong way. You can only change the rein along the diagonal at F if you are on the left rein. Test is trying to get you to do it off the right rein.
 
Magnetic Sparrow said:
Er...yeah, it's odd. You turn right at B walk for nearly a whole circuit then have an incredibly acute turn at F which is rather unconventional. Beats me.
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Yes you have walk near all the way round, then tight turn at F and again to turn back on yourself to change the rein at H, then walk nearly all the way round to C. Seems odd and I've never changed the rein on that diagonal before when on the right rein.
 
Seems to me like they have got thier F and K and M and H the wrong way round, if you change the letters it makes perfect sense.

1) Enter at A at working trot & proceed down the Centre line without halting
2) C Track left
3) E Turn left
4) X circle left 20m diameter
5) X circle right 20m diameter
6) B turn right
7) A Medium walk
8) (KXM)FXH change rein at free walk on a long rein
9) (M)H medium walk
10) C halt 4 seconds, proceed in working trot
11) E circle left 20m diameter
12) EKAF Working trot, FXH Change rein give & retake reins over X
13) HCMB working trot
14) Over B transition to walk 2-5 steps & proceed in working trot
15) A down centre line
16) G Halt. Immobility. Salute
17) Leave the arena on a long rein where appropriate
 
Sammii819 said:
Seems to me like they have got thier F and K and M and H the wrong way round, if you change the letters it makes perfect sense.

1) Enter at A at working trot & proceed down the Centre line without halting
2) C Track left
3) E Turn left
4) X circle left 20m diameter
5) X circle right 20m diameter
6) B turn right
7) A Medium walk
8) (KXM)FXH change rein at free walk on a long rein
9) (M)H medium walk
10) C halt 4 seconds, proceed in working trot
11) E circle left 20m diameter
12) EKAF Working trot, FXH Change rein give & retake reins over X
13) HCMB working trot
14) Over B transition to walk 2-5 steps & proceed in working trot
15) A down centre line
16) G Halt. Immobility. Salute
17) Leave the arena on a long rein where appropriate
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^^^^^^^ I agree with this. Sounds like theyve got there letters abit mixed up :D. Give them a ring and confirm
 
Hi,
I think it must be a mis-print and 8) should read KXM change rein then into the halt at H.

You are right it makes no sense to do nearly a complete circut in medium walk to then do a horrendous none flowing turn at F, never ever seen anything like it.
 
Centre has just replied to my email and it was indeed a typo and should be as Sammii819 said!
Phew! Good job i checked as it could have been really embarrassing trying to do those sort of gymnastic rein-changes on my fat-arse cob!!:o:D
 
chickeninabun said:
I can regularly be seen prancing around my living room rug, practising the test. Tis just the right shape for my imaginary arena!!:D
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Same here!!! lol :D:D

Glad it turned out to be a slight mix up. Better to check than make a tit of ourselves. I wonder if there is anyone on the day that will do the wrong test!!!!!:D

Good luck with it and let us all know how it goes.
 
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