Dressage Anywhere

Rules

Tests should be ridden and will be judged under the rules of the relevant governing body. These can be seen online:

Entries

Any rider is free to register and enter a Dressage Anywhere competition and does not need to be a member of the relevant body but juniors of 16 years of age and under must have parental permission.

Acceptance: Making an entry for a Dressage Anywhere competition constitutes acceptance of the Rules and Terms & Conditions of Dressage Anywhere.

Sound must be recorded to ensure competitors are not receiving coaching during their test.

Entry fees will not be refunded once an entry has been accepted.

Further entries and videos may be submitted in a class once an entry has been judged and the score displayed. This will be at a further entry fee. In those cases, only the highest scoring entry will be shown and counted for a prize or rosette.

Dressage Anywhere reserves the right to refuse an entry without stating a reason.

Pricing and cancellation policy

Entry fees: Entry fees and prize money for classes are shown in the schedule. Pricing may be subject to change from month to month. Please refer to the schedule for details.

Video quality: If the quality of a video is considered too poor to be judged, the competitor will be given the opportunity to submit a further video without charge.

Refunds will not be made except in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the management. Such cases will be dealt with on an individual basis.

Late entries: The closing date for each competition is 23:59hrs on the last day of the month. After this time entries and videos cannot be received and no refunds will be made.

Rosettes and prizes

Rosettes will awarded to placed riders based on the number of entries for a given class, one placing for each four starters. For example, if a class has 1 to 4 entries then a 1^st place rosette will be awarded, however if there are 9 to 12 entries then rosettes will be awarded to 3^rd place and so on. The minimum number of rosettes awarded for the number of entries in a class is as follows:

Prize money or type of prize, if in kind, will be stated in the schedule. Prizes will generally be given to 3^rd place when there are 12 or more competitors.

Prizes and rosettes will be sent to prize winners by post following completion of judging and the publication of results. When the prizes are in cash the prizewinner has the option of choosing a voucher to go towards a further entry.

Acceptable dress and tack

Dress can be informal but tidy, if a show jacket or hacking jacket is worn, then the horse or pony must wear boots or bandages to clearly demonstrate that the test has not already been judged.

Riding hats must be worn. BSI Standard hats or other such protective headwear is strongly advised and compulsory for those under 18 years of age. Suitable footwear with a heel and gloves must be worn for safety reasons.

Gloves must be worn.

Bridles should be used as follows: For British Dressage Walk and Trot (Introductory) and Preliminary to Novice tests – ordinary snaffle; Elementary and above – ordinary snaffle or double bridle. Nosebands must be worn, a drop, cavesson or flash with a snaffle or a cavesson with a double bridle. Grackle nosebands may only be worn in British Eventing and Pony Club tests.

Other tack: martingales, side, running or elasticised reins may not be used.

Neck straps may be used up to and including BD Preliminary tests. Cruppers are allowed.

Boots or bandages are allowed to be worn.

Spurs and a whip may also be used. Whips may not be used for British Eventing tests.

Riding the test

Commanders may be used except for British Eventing or FEI Eventing tests.

Salutes should be made with reins and whip (if carried) in one hand and the free hand lowered to the rider's side and the rider should nod their head. Gentlemen may remove and lower their hat with their free hand before nodding.

Trot sitting or rising (or a mixture of both) may be ridden in all British Dressage tests up to and including Elementary and all Pony Club tests. Sitting trot should be ridden in FEI unless stated otherwise on the test sheet.

Errors: When a competitor makes an error of course - takes the wrong turn, omits a movement, etc. 2 marks will be deducted. If the movement is not performed then a mark equal to the average of the collectives marks is given as well as deducting 2 for the error. If the competitor makes an error of test - trots rising instead of sitting or at the salute does not take the reins in one hand - he must be penalised for error. If 3 errors of course are made the competitor will be eliminated.