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Equestrian Australia launches the new 2009 Dressage Tests.
Our new tests are based on the 2007 USEF Dressage Tests, under license from the United States Equestrian Federation, and have been adapted for use in Australia.
The Equestrian Australia Dressage Tests for Preliminary through to Advanced levels and Explanatory Notes are now available.
They have been a long time coming but at last they are here. These tests are quite interesting and challenging and follow the principles of the Training Scale at each level. They introduce new movements such as leg yielding at Novice, renvers at Elementary and half turn on the haunches at Elementary & Medium.
The new tests will become effective from 1 July 2009 and will remain in place until December 2013.
As a continuing service to EA Members and affiliated clubs these tests can be downloaded from the Dressage page of the Equestrian Australia website. You can also download them from the links below.
Hard copies of these tests are available upon request at a minimal charge to cover printing and postage.
From Jennifer Keeler - National Director of Dressage United States Equestrian Federation Inc.
"USEF dressage tests are developed solely by our own USEF Test Writing Sub-Committee comprised entirely of volunteers, including Chairperson Kathy Connelly, Jayne Ayers, Janet Foy, Hilda Gurney, Marianne Ludwig, Debbie McDonald, Axel Steiner, and George Williams.
This Sub-Committee is overseen by the 19-member USEF Dressage Committee, and this entire test development and distribution process is administered by USEF staff.
Development of new tests involves a tremendous commitment from both volunteers and staff in terms of expertise, time, and energy for the benefit of the sport. In 2006 alone, it is estimated that over 1,000 hours of committee and staff time was devoted to this endeavour, and at significant cost to our Federation in the form of meetings, conference calls, printing, postage, etc.
We believe that the 2007 USEF dressage tests are the best versions ever released, and we hope the new partnership with Australian competitions utilizing these tests will benefit all Australian dressage riders and the sport."
FREESTYLE TESTS
There is no change to the compulsory movements contained in the current 2008 Freestyle tests. Riders can now include the new movements e.g. leg yielding (Novice), renvers (Elementary), half turn on the haunches (Elementary and Medium). The table at 6.7 in the rule book will be updated to include these movements as permissible with the release of the next rule book amendments (1/1/10).
| Other Links | |
| 2009 All Levels | |
| Preliminary | |
| Novice | |
| Elementary | |
| Medium | |
| Advanced | |
| Explanatory Notes | |
