Governing Body: | Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) |
Each movement in dressage phase is scored on a scale of 0 to 10 by a panel of judges. The marks of all the movements performed are added together and any errors of course deducted and thenconverted into a percentage to determine the winner.
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This phase of eventing is also timed and penalties are given for every second over the required time and for disobediences, falls, touches and knockdowns of the obstacles.
In international competitions, there can be up to seven judges at different points around the arena at C, E, B, K, F, M and H (there is always a sitting judge at C) which allows them to see each movement of the horse from all angles.
A panel of jump judges calculates the results (faults and penalties) of the competition. Usually, at international competitions, the panel is headed by a chairperson approved by FEI.
Controller and organizer of the practice area.
Responsible for maintaining (rebuilding the jumps) the course throughout the competition.
,It is the first test of eventing which is described as “the highest expression of horse training” in which the horse and rider are expected to perform a series of predetermined movements from memory.
This is the most demanding test in the competition during which the fitness of horse and rider are tested. Competitors gallop over a set distance, jumping a variety of solid obstacles, including water hazards and drop fences.
Each rider guides his/her horse through a course that includes up to 16 jumps. The course tests the jumping skills of the horse and rider as well as the fitness and stamina of the horse, which will berecovering from the exertions of the previous day.
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