Dressage Rules & Tests

EA National Dressage Rules effective 1 January 2025

EA National Dressage Rules CLEAN  

EA National Dressage Rules SUMMARY OF CHANGES  

EA_NATIONAL_DRESSAGE_RULES__MARKED_1_January_2025.pdf

Separate Rulebook Documents:

Section 12:
Dressage Judges and Stewards in Australia

EA Dressage Rule Book 2025 Section 12_Final.pdf

SECTION 12_NATIONAL_DRESSAGE_RULES_ 1 January 2025 MARKED_Final.pdf

Annex G: Notes for Event Organisers

EA Dressage Rule Book 2025 Annex G_Final.pdf

ANNEX G_NATIONAL_DRESSAGE_RULES_Marked 1 January 2025_Final.pdf

Annex H: Categories of National Dressage events and Regional and major club championships

Annex H_Final.pdf

 

FEI Dressage Rules

FEI Dressage Rules | FEI 

How is Dressage judged?

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Equipment Annex

For clarification of permitted and non-permitted equipment for official competition see the EA Equipment Annex below.  

For additional equipment queries, please do not hesitate to fill in and submit a query application to the Dressage Equipment Committee. 

Equestrian Australia Equipment Annex - Version 22 - 04.04.2023.pdf - Effective 3 April 2023

 

Yellow and Recorded Warning Cards

Templates

EA_yellow_warning_card_Dressage_pdfversionJuly2022.pdf

EA_yellow_warning_card_Dressage_wordversionJuly2022.docx

EA_recorded_warning_card_Dressage_pdfversion2023.pdf

EA_recorded_warning_card_Dressage_wordversion2023.docx

Dressage Tests

FEI Dressage Tests

2023 Dressage Tests - Effective 1 January 2023

5/12/22Please note a few of the movements in Advanced tests 5.2 & 5.3 have been slightly modified for clarity.  (5.2 Movements 19 & 21, 5.3 Movements 17 & 20)

8/12/22Test 1.3 Movement 9 amended from "KF" to "KE" Working Canter

23/12/22 - Test 5.3 Movement 19 amended, Working half-pirouette right (not left)

9/01/23 - Test 2.2 & 2.3 - the word "over track" was omitted and has been re-inserted for movement 6 of 2.2 and movements 11 & 12 in the 2.3

1/02/2023 - Test 3.2 Total Marks was incorrectly recorded as 390, has been amended to 400

Summary of Changes for 2023 Tests 28122022.pdf

Freestyle tests

 2019 EA Novice Freestyle

 2019 EA Elementary Freestyle

 2019 EA Medium Freestyle

 2019 EA Advanced Freestyle

Freestyle tests effective 1 January 2021

 Novice Freestyle - Final Eff. 1-1-21 

 Advanced Freestyle - Final Eff. 1-1-21

Preliminary tests

 2023 EA Preliminary 1.1 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Preliminary 1.2 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Preliminary 1.3 (1-1-23)

Novice tests

 2023 EA Novice 2.1 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Novice 2.2 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Novice 2.3 (1-1-23)

Elementary tests

 2023 EA Elementary 3.1 (1-1-23)

2023 EA Elementary 3.2 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Elementary 3.3 (1-1-23)

Medium tests

 2023 EA Medium 4.1 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Medium 4.2 (1-1-23)

2023 EA Medium 4.3 (1-1-23)

Advanced tests

 2023 EA Advanced 5.1 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Advanced 5.2 (1-1-23)

2023 EA Advanced 5.3 - Amended 21 AUG 24

Preparatory tests 

 2023 EA Prep Test 1 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Prep Test 2 (1-1-23)

 2023 EA Prep Test 3 (1-1-23)

Test Diagrams available through EquiDirectory

EA Test Diagrams will be available in the coming months.

Para-Dressage tests

Para-dressage Tests 

Young Horse & Pony tests

Young Horse & Pony tests

FEI Dressage Tests

For all CDI events please use the FEI Dressage tests located on the link below.

From 1/1/2018 the only FEI tests which are valid and to be used by Clubs and Organising Committees are the FEI tests as in the link below. Note that only one error of course is permitted before elimination.

FEI Dressage tests

Amateur Owner rider 

For more information :  AOR Guidelines Fact Sheet.pdf

(Criteria as from 1st July 2021)

How to construct a Dressage arena

The following is a guide of how to erect a Dressage Arena to ensure it conforms with the correct dimensions.

Dressage Arena Guide 

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