VIRGINIA CREED B Mus, Grad Dip Ed,

and

Mary Seefried

Acknowledgement for photos to Franz Venhaus, Dressage Direct,

Terri Miller

Welfare of the Horse

Preparation and training

Fitness and health

Medication control

Competition environment

Retirement!

Education

Artistic expression - a performance which is an artistically complete piece

Harmony between horse and rider

As per the principles of dressage sport outlined by FEI

Use of music to enhance the performance

Entertaining-–

Rhythm, energy and elasticity

Harmony

Choreography

Degree of difficulty

Choice of music

The 5 artistic marks are more or less dependent on the quality of the technical execution, but the first two in particular

Clearly insufficient test technically cannot have high artistic marks.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNICAL

MARKS AND ARTISTIC MARKS

A combination of the first 2 collective marks - Paces and Impulsion

Dependent on quality of technical execution with emphasis on the regularity of rhythm.

Must reflection the quality of execution of technical requirements

Combination of third and fourth collective marks

Main emphasis on harmony and way of going

less on the seat of the rider.

Use of the arena space Inventiveness – not just the lines

from the test How test is joined together –

distinct sequences of movements Choice of key figures, how they

are placed Virtuoso pieces well placed Overall effects and patterns - left

and right balance Not over weighting one

movement eg: too much passage

Start notionally at 7 for original floor plan and work up or down from there.

There is a chance to reward a little more here, if original, but keep the relationship with technical work

This is a true artistic mark, but elaborate choreography will never make up for poor execution.

The assessment in the degree of difficulty is closely connected with the quality of the technical performance

Rider must assess the risk and security of execution. If harmony is lost, marks must go down - often 6 or below

No limit now to one -handed riding

Minimum requirements only of base level 6.0

or

Badly chosen and poorly executed 6 or below

When there is a rise in the degree of difficulty according to the level of standard tests, minimum of 7.0

More difficult movements, well chosen and well executed, 7+

Styles of music

Does is suit the horse?

Does it match the paces?

Does it support the choreography?

Does it tell a story / have a

single theme?

Is it well put together?

Entry music

Variables – type of going, atmosphere!

Ballet music – is composed to be danced to!

Swan Lake

Nutcracker Suite

Firebird

Entertaining, use instrumental versions

“Oklahoma”

“Fiddler on the Roof”

“Beauty and the Beast”

“Sound of Music”

“Mary Poppins”

“Wicked”

“The Wizard of Oz”

“South Pacific”

Vivaldi – “Four Seasons”

Richard Strauss – polkas, mazurkas, marches

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite

The Beatles

Michael Jackson

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Queen

Pink

Star Wars

James Bond

Harry Potter

Pirates of the Caribbean

Avatar

If the music matches all paces, and the changes of music are in time with the transitions, you are thinking of a mark of 7 For higher marks (7+) the music must: Suit the type of horse Have good entry music to set the scene Have a clear beginning and an end Phrasing must clearly support and enhance the

choreography eg: in half passes, leg yields Tell a story, with different music for each pace Similar style or theme of music throughout Demonstrate light and shade (loud and soft) Have highlights to accent extended paces, pirouettes etc Enable the rider to ride in time - not be ahead or behind the

music

If the horse is disobedient, or there are mistakes in execution, this will have a negative impact on the scoring as the interpretation of the music is disturbed.

Under no circumstances can a judge follow his personal taste but should be able to justify mark based on the criteria.

Vocals can be used to enhance the overall performance – humour , connection to story or title of freestyle etc. Never used throughout.

Background music which does not match the paces or support choreography is not acceptable.

Could be a 5!

Can use half marks for technical and artistic Need to record each time a movement is executed

in the left hand of the sheet Average these marks for the final mark for each

movement. Enter in the next column Helpful hints: Record your artistic marks as a monitor for correct

ranking Notate when a difficult movement occurs and also

notate whether well performed or poorly performed!

HORSE Rhy Harm Chor Diff Music Walk Trot Canter P/P Interpretation

Notes

Final mark

• First 5 columns to record final artistic marks - to help with ranking • Last 5 columns to record details of music and interpretation • Use ticks and crosses to indicate good or otherwise! • Room to comment on interpretation as required

Test requirements

Choreography

Timing

Video recording

Choose your music

Ride with the music

Video again

Give it a theme/title!

Compulsory Entry & Halt at beginning and end Walk – Free walk 20 m consecutive Trot – working, moderately

lengthen, 10m circle Canter – working, moderate length,

15m circle, change of lead through trot

Permitted Walk - medium Trot - leg yield, 4 loop serpentine

In addition to Novice:

Compulsory

Walk – medium, minimum 20m consecutive

Trot – collected, medium, shoulder in L & R

Canter – collected L & R, medium, simple change L & R, counter canter L & R

Permitted

Rein Back

½ turn on haunches

Travers and Renvers

In addition to Elementary:

Compulsory

Walk – collected minimum 10m, extended minimum 20m consecutive

Trot – extended, shoulder L & R, ½ pass L & R,

Canter – extended, single flying change L & R, ½ pass L & R,

Permitted

Trot and canter - 10m circles

Trot and canter - counter change of hand – 1 only

In addition to Medium: Compulsory Canter – flying changes every 4th

stride, max 3 Flying changes every 3rd stride, max

3 Canter – ½ pirouette Permitted Trot and canter – counter change of

hand, 1 only Canter – ¼ pirouette

Dressage Judges Seminar

Shoulder In Travers Renvers Half pass

In addition to Advanced:

Compulsory

Walk – collected 20 minimum

Trot – shoulder in 12m minimum

Canter – flying changes every 3rd stride, min 5

Flying changes every 2nd stride, min 5

Permitted

Trot and Canter – counter changes of hand

In addition to Inter 1: Compulsory Passage – min 20m on one track Piaffe – min 10 straight steps Transitions P/P Flying Changes – every 2nd stride, min 5 Flying Changes every stride, min 9 Permitted Canter double pirouettes Piaffe ½ pirouettes Additional number of flying changes

Movement(see also 6.5) Novice (Assoc) Elem Med Adv Inter I GP

Walk Pirouette X Shoulder-In X Half-Pass – Trot or Canter X X Counter changer of hand - Trot X X 1 only Counter changer of hand - Canter X X 1 only 1 only Half Pirouette – Trot X X X Half Pirouette – Canter X X X Single Pirouette in Canter X X X X Double Pirouette in Canter X X X X X Triple Pirouette in Canter X X X X X X Passage and/or Piaffe X X X X X Single flying change X X Flying changes every 2nd stride X X X X Flying changes every 3rd stride X X X Flying changes every 4th stride X X X Flying changes every stride X X X X X

After the bell, the rider has 45 seconds, plus 20 seconds of

entry music to enter the arena (total of 65 seconds) Entry music must not exceed 20 seconds No entry music - will affect the artistic mark Entry clearly late, 0.5% deducted by each judge from the

score The music must cease at the final salute Halt for the salute is compulsory at the beginning and end

of the test Time starts after the first halt and stops at the final salute If test exceeds the maximum time, penalties deducted as

defined on the test sheet

No back-up system, rider can with the permission of the Chief Judge

leave the arena Chief Judge will determine when the rider must return to the arena Minimum interference with starting times of other riders The rider to return to complete/restart their test during a scheduled

break in the competition or at the end of the competition The rider may decide whether to take up the test at the point where the

music failed, or to start again If the rider starts again all marks on the sheet must stay as originally

given up to that point when the music failed, and from then on judge as normal

If the music stops towards the end and all the technical marks have been already filled in by the judge, then the judge will judge on the music up to that point

If the music stops half-way and the rider does not have another CD and all technical requirements have not been completed the rider must retire

Medium and above, if movements higher than allowed are

DELIBERATELY shown: 0 for the movement, no higher than 5 for choreography and degree of

difficulty Novice and Elementary if movements higher than allowed

are DELIBERATELY shown: -5 deducted by each judge from total technical execution marks no more than 5 for Choreography 5 for Degree of Difficulty, Elementary (no degree of diff in Novice)

Removal of hat - if a movement is performed with a hat in one hand, score zero for the movement, no higher than 5 for choreography and Degree of difficulty

Refer to your rule book at Section 6!

Entering the space around the arena with a whip.

Entering the arena with a whip

Not giving the signal for the music within the 45 seconds after the bell.

Entering the arena after more than 20 seconds of music.

Entering the arena before the sound of the bell

If freestyle is shorter or longer than specified time 0.5% will be taken off total artistic score.

Ulla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BkG-DI_jB4

Anky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck1KFqN3UGg&feature=related

Totilas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTjVepyNLuM&feature=related

Fuego12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx3a4nNO3ak&feature=related