what does this mean

[sammys ma]

I am considering doing my first Dressage Test

, so i have been looking at some local Unaff oness coming up and keep coming across the term "HC" in relation to them...ie: "can be ridden HC"

Can anyone enlighten me as to what this means? ???

sorry for being dense!!

 

[Jo C]

Hors Concours - means you can enter and be judged but won't be placed or win prize money, typically used to get a young horse out or coming back after injury etc etc.

 

[Tempi]

means you can ride it without getting placing - for people with BD points basically, or people riding a horse with BD points that isnt allowed to compete at unaffliated level, so they do it HC. Its just for practic basically.

 

[k9h]

Its a french word for (sorry in advance as ill get it wrong) hors cors in other words the horse is over qualified so is doing it non competivley. Like a badminto horse going round a pre novice event. People do it to get confidence back or just step down a level for a while till ready to go back to their level of competition. Hope this helps

 

[kildalton]

It means you can take part Hors Concours which means you will get marked but not be in the actual competition, so won't get a prize. People do it if they don't fulfill the entry requirements.

 

[sammys ma]

AHA.....thankyou both of you....makes sense now!

As you can tell, I'm a bit new to this dressage malarkey

 

[burtie]

HC - Is also usefull if you want to do a warm up class before your main event, but are over qualified for the previous class, I've done this a few time!

 

[dieseldog]

Be careful because if you go HC in SJ, you can not compete competively in that ring for the rest of the day.

 

[Rambo]

[ QUOTE ]
Be careful because if you go HC in SJ, you can not compete competively in that ring for the rest of the day.

[/ QUOTE ]

You beat me to it

 

[Thistle]

It also means you can use 'non legal' tack or perhaps trot the canter movements.

 

[Rambo]

[ QUOTE ]
It also means you can use 'non legal' tack

[/ QUOTE ]

Not in BSJA it doesn't

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Take a look at this link, it should answer any question you'vr got.
http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/info/rules.html

Best of Luck