Dressage Levels

Scoring, Concepts, & Movements Required

Dressage is the art of training a horse to perform specific maneuvers that test his strength, agility, balance, and willingness.

Dressage Test

A score of 65% or better is generally a good sign that a horse is ready to move up to the next level.

Training Level (Introductory)

Thick Brush Stroke

“Rhythm” at this level is referring to the correctness and evenness (or purity) of the gaits.

Third Level (Medium)

In the Third Level, more complicated maneuvers are also introduced.

It takes years to truly master the competition circuit and end up an Advanced Level champion!

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