Official height to compete at international dressage?

[sanchob]

Does anyone know the official height a horse must be to compete at international dressage? Thanks

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

As far as I am aware there is no height restriction on horses in International Dressage. Riders normally chose large horses as they normally display a larger movement which is what is required at that level.

 

[sanchob]

Thanks just wanted to know as I have a 15 hand horse which i'm hoping will go far in the future, and wanted to know if he could compete at in international show.

 

[horsemad32]

From the official FEI rules:

Horses at all levels must have a height at the withers exceeding one meter and forty nine (1.49 m) including shoes.

(p27)

http://www.fei.org/sites/default/fi...s/Dressage Rules_2012_FINAL_clean_30Nov11.pdf

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

So basically for International Dressage you have to compete on a horse rather than a pony, so over 14h2" or 1.49m.

 

[fallenangel123]

So no point me working my fell pony with Rio 2016 in mind then!

 

[quirky]

OP, I'm a little .
You asked a very similar question this morning about a 14.3HH.

Were you expecting different answers tonight?

 

[sanchob]

Thanks for all the replies. Know body on the other post gave me an official height, so thought I would re ask the question!

 

[POLLDARK]

Don't you think that the reason no one gave you a height restriction is that there is no height restriction !

 

[quirky]

You need to affiliate and move up the levels OP. When you register with BD, you will get a rule book. Anything you are unsure of tack, attire etc will be in there.

 

[sanchob]

There is they have to be 14.3 plus to compete as a horse. I am sorting at his affiliation now, I only asked as I was curious to know if I would be aloud to go that far on him.