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Contact us via e-mail at [enquiries@equiriders.co.uk] .</I><A HREF="bucking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bucking"><U><I>   </I></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#9900FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="bucking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bucking"><U><I>The Classical Method For Bucking </I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1132e6f0.jpg" border=0 width="558" height="111" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>The guide to riding a Dressage Test (should you manage to remember it!)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="535" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>1</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>A</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Enter at serpentine. 10 or 15 or 18 or 20 metres in diameter</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>2</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>X or G</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Attempt to halt, get hollow, go crooked, finally stop facing the side, twist, turn around to salute to the judge. Continue at a jog (something between a walk and a trot).</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>3</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>C</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Stop dead in a perfect splayed position as horse stares in horror at the judge, then rears and spins about to race down the arena. Proceed in working gallop.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>4</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>A-C</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Regain some sort of sitting trot (if not too bouncy) continue on current rein.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>5</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>C</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>After cutting off  the end of the arena, attempt a circle, or square, or triangle, any size will do</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>6 </I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>MXK</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Lengthen trot across the diagonal, bouncy uncontrollably, break into canter. K regain and continue in working trot</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>7 </I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>A-B</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Attempt to walk. Pull on the reins harder. Lean way back so your back touches the horse.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>8</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>C</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I> Resume working trot. Spook. Slip off to the side and lose both stirrups.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>9</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>E</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Regain stirrups and recentre yourself</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>10</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>A</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Turn down the quarter line. Stagger drunkenly to the centre line.</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="28"><div> <I>11</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <I>X</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="410"><div> <I>Attempt halt, try again, give up, salute while fiddling on the spot, then leave the arena calmly on a lose rein</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Sound Familiar??</I></div> <div> <I>Now see what the judges think.      <img src="HTMLobj-310/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="122" height="98">  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1. A little wobbly, need to go straighter. Slightly unsettled.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2. Resisting halt. Not square     </I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3. Irregularity of paces, becoming very strong and a little disobedient</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4. Rough transition but some nice strides shown</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5. Poor shapes, lacking suppleness     </I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6. Rather excitable, Irregularity of paces, very resistant</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7. Jogged into walk rather late, steps hurried, against the hand</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8. A little onward bound     </I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">9. Regained composure</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10. Unsteady on turn</I></div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff009900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11. No Immobility.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>What a shame! Horse not really settling into any contact, and a little disobedient.</I></div> <div> <I>If you could just get a little rounder you may have more control. Nice natural paces although not always regular.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2cd93960.gif" border=0 width="147" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="2cf7e960.gif" border=0 width="126" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">               <IMG SRC="2d18e960.gif" border=0 width="142" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><B>Rider Dropping Hip          Resisting the Bridle             Trailing Quarters</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>You look at the test sheet and think yippee I didn't get any bad remarks they even said my horse has nice paces!!!!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Something to work on: Practice loads at home but, do not do the whole dressage test together more than once. This is very important on a quick thinking animal that will learn the test and anticipate everything before it happens.</I></div> <div> <I>Spend lots of time in walk perfecting those ever decreasing circles (just so the horse can fall out through the shoulder in the test!)</I></div> <div> <I>But you do need to spend at least 15 minutes in walk to loosen the horse up and about 15-20 mins after to cool the horse down. (A nice little trundle round the lanes after should be OK)</I></div> <div> <I>Make sure before the test to give your horse plenty of time to warm up (don't over do it though as you don't want to take a tired sweaty horse into the arena). </I></div> <div> <I>Try to educate the horse to the dreaded white dressage boards beforehand so as not to give him a coronary when he sees them for the first time in the arena and decides to show the judge that he can perform like a Spanish riding school horse!</I></div> <div> <I>Make sure you learn the test and take someone with you that can act as caller, there is nothing worse than getting so far through and then having to improvise because you have forgotten the test :-)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>And finally have fun don't read too much into the judges remarks as some judges prefer warmbloods to Arabs and Coloured cobs to Thoroughbreds.</I></div> <div> <I>     </I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>"Oh wasn't it naughty of Smudges? </I></div> <div> <I>Oh, Mummy I'm sick with disgust. </I></div> <div> <I>She threw me in front of the Judges!</I></div> <div> <I>And my silly old collarbone's bust." </I></div> <div> <I>- Sir John Betjeman</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tracing_horses.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracing Horses"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-311/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="stblman.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="From The Ground"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-312/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-314/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="stblman.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="From The Ground"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-313/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="mailto:info@equiriders.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@equiriders.co.uk"><U><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-315/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="35">  </B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I>©  Copyright Equiriders 2000,2001,2002</I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>