Dressage
Dressage (from French: training) is a form of horse training and riding.[1] The horse and the rider must complete a sequence of activities and moves in a very good way.[2] Dressage riders use a special English-style saddle.
 Marlies van Baalen and Kigali doing an extended trot | |
| Highest governing body | International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Individual and team at international levels |
| Mixed sex | Yes |
| Equipment | Horse and horse tack |
| Venue | Arena, indoor or outdoor |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | 1912 |
| Paralympic | 1996 |
Dressage is an Olympic sport (for individuals since 1912[3] and for groups since 1928)[1] and a Paralympic sport since 1996.[4][5]
Arena change
Dressage is made on an rectangular arena. There are two sizes of arenas: small and standard. The small arena is 20 by 40 m (66 by 131 ft) and is used for low-level horse competitions. The standard arena is 20 by 60 m (66 by 197 ft) and is used for high-level competitions. Letters are placed around to show where the horse and the rider must make a move.[2]
Competition change
Usually, the judges decide the moves the rider and the horse must make. Judges give a mark up to 10. The horse and the rider with the highest final percentage win.[2]
However, there are other types of competitions as well. When the rider decides what moves to make, it is called a freestyle and it is set to music.[2][6] When two horses and two riders compete together at the same time in the same team, it is called Pas de Deux.[7] When there are four horses and four riders, it is a Quadrille.[8]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "dressage". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dressage defined". British Dressage. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Olympic Games 1912". FEI. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Paralympic Games 1996". FEI. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Sport Week: History of para-equestrian". paralympic.org. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Musical Freestyle". USDF. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Pas de Deux". USDF. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Quadrille". USDF. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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