Prelim Level Info Dressage to Music

Information from British Dressage can be found by clicking:  Freestyle Dressage to Music

TIME ALLOWED:

Minimum of 4 minutes maximum of 5 minutes

MUSIC:

Remember you are responsible for ensuring you have the right to use any music included with your test.  Dressage Addict take no responsibility or accept any liability for any breach of copyright laws.

PRELIM LEVEL COMPULSORY MOVEMENTS FOR TECHNICAL MARKS:

• Medium walk (minimum 20 m)
• Free walk on a long rein (minimum 20m)
• Working trot left with Circle left 20m  diameter
• Working trot right with Circle right 20m  diameter
• On a 20m circle in trot allow the horse to stretch for a minimum of 20m
• Working canter left including circle 20m diameter
• Working canter right including circle 20m diameter
• Fluency of transitions
• Entry and halt at the start and the halt at the end

NON-COMPULSORY MOVEMENTS:

• Circles and half circles of any size
• Give and retake the reins
• Change of leg through trot

PROHIBITED MOVEMENTS:

• Medium and extended trot and canter
• Counter canter
• Rein back  
• Reins in one hand
• Lateral work of any sort  
• Simple changes
• Flying changes
• Canter to halt
• Walk pirouettes/half pirouettes
• Piaffe 
• Passage