DRESSAGE
Dressage
Intro Level Tests A & B:
Free Walk, Medium Walk, Working Trot Rising, 20-meter Circle, Halt through Walk
Intro Level Test C & Training Level Test 1:
Working Canter
Training Level Test 2:
Stretch Trot Circle
Training Level Test 3:
Shallow Loop, Canter-Trot on diagonal
First Level Test 1:
10-meter Half Circle at Trot
First Level Test 2:
Leg Yield, Lengthen Stride in Canter
First Level Test 3:
10-meter Circle at Trot, Change of Lead through Trot, Shallow Loops at Canter
Second Level Test 1:
Walk-Canter Transitions, Collected & Medium Trot & Canter, 10-meter Circle at Canter, Shoulder-In, Rein-back
Second Level Test 2:
Travers, Half-Turn on Haunches, Simple Lead Changes
Second Level Test 3:
Counter-Canter in Serpentine
Third Level Test 1:
Extended Gaits. Half Pass at Trot, Single Flying Change
Third Level Test 2:
Renvers, Release of Reins at Canter, Half Pass at Canter
Third Level Test 3:
Rein-back to Trot
Fourth Level Test 1:
Collected Walk, Walk Pirouettes, Multiple Flying Changes
Fourth Level Test 2:
Counter Change of Hand in Trot & Canter, Tempi Changes (4 strides), Working Partial Pirouette in Canter
Fourth Level Test 3:
Tempi Changes (3 strides), Working Half-Pirouette in Canter
FEI Levels:
Volte, Tempi Changes (2 strides), Zig Zag Half Pass, Passage, Piaffe, Rein-back to Canter, Tempi Changes (1 stride)
Prerequisites for Dressage Intro Level Test A through First Level Test 1:
BASIC GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Dressage First Level Test 2:
INTERMEDIATE GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Dressage First Level Test 3:
ADVANCED TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Dressage Second Level Test 1 through Second Level Test 3:
ADVANCED GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Dressage Third Level Test 1 through Third Level Test 3:
ADVANCED CANTERING
Prerequisites for Dressage Fourth Level Test 1 through FEI Levels:
ADVANCING COLLECTION
Western Dressage
Intro Level Test 1:
20 meter half circle at the working jog; Halt 4 seconds
Intro Level Test 2:
20 meter circle at the working jog
Intro Level Test 3:
Change rein at working jog; Free walk on 20 meter half circle
Intro Level Test 4:
One loop 5 meters off the track
Basic Level Test 1:
20 meter circle at the free jog; 20 meter circle at the working lope
Basic Level Test 2:
One loop 10 meters off the track at the working jog
Basic Level Test 3:
Half circle 10 meters returning to the track at working jog
Basic Level Test 4:
Halt from the jog
Level 1 Test 1:
Back 4-6 steps; 15 meter half circle at working jog; 3 loop serpentine quarter line to quarter line at working jog; Leg yield from quarter line; 15 meter circle at working lope; Lengthening of the jog
Level 1 Test 2:
Half turn on the forehand; Leg yield from centerline
Level 1 Test 3:
10 meter circle working jog; Lengthened lope on 20 meter circle; Change of lead through working jog; Half turn on the haunches or pivot
Level 1 Test 4:
Counter lope loop 5 meter off the track
Level 2 Test 1:
Collected jog; Collected lope; 10 meter circles at the collected jog and collected lope; Shoulder-in
Level 2 Test 2:
Half circle 10 meters at the collected jog; Haunches-in; Lengthened lope on the rail; Simple change of lead; Sidepass
Level 2 Tests 3 & 4:
Counter lope loops rail to centerline
Level 3 Test 1:
Pivot from turn on the forehand; Half pass at collected jog
Level 3 Test 2:
Renvers; Counter lope serpentine; 20m circle with rein release; Lope from the back
Level 3 Test 3:
Pivot 360 degrees; 15m circle with rein release; Half pass at the lope; Lope serpentine the width of the arena
Level 3 Test 4:
Lope from half pivot
Level 4 Test 1:
Back Series; Collected Walk; Extended Walk; Flying Change of Lead
Level 4 Test 2:
8m Walk Circle; Pivot 540 degrees
Level 4 Test 3:
8m circle at the jog; Full turn on the forehand; Quarter pirouette in lope
Level 4 Test 4:
Flying change of lead on serpentine; Half pirouette
Level 5 Tests 1 & 2:
Full pivot right to full pivot left; 3 flying changes of lead on the diagonal; Full lope pirouette
Level 5 Test 3:
Double pivot; Zig zag half pass in jog; Changes in a series every 4th stride
Level 5 Test 4:
Changes in a series every 3rd stride
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Intro Level Test 1 through Intro Level Test 2:
INTRODUCING ROUNDNESS
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Intro Level Test 3 through Basic Level Test 4:
BASIC GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Level 1 Test 1 through Level 1 Test 3:
INTERMEDIATE GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Level 1 Test 4:
ADVANCED TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Level 2 Test 1 through Level 3 Test 4:
ADVANCED GAIT TRANSITIONS
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Level 4 Test 1 through Level 4 Test 2:
ADVANCED CANTERING
Prerequisites for Western Dressage Level 4 Test 3 through Level 5 Test 4:
ADVANCING COLLECTION