Home of the North America Online Dressage Championships
Home of the North America Online Dressage Championships
USDF Tests: $33.50
DSO Tests: $33.50
WDAA Tests: $36.00
Postage is free within the US. International Postage is charged at $8 if only one class is entered.
There are no office or admin charges.
Cancellation/Refunds
Refunds will not be made except in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the management. Such cases will be dealt with on an individual basis. Once a test has been judged no refunds will be given.
Ribbons are awarded to 1st through 6th place.
They will mailed via USPS following the completion of judging and the publication of results. There are no postage fees within the US. There is an $8 charge for International delivery. If 2 tests are entered the postage is free.
Classic Shows
We award Classic: JNR/AA/Open
DSO Musical Freestyle Open
Therapeutic Rider
Dressage Seat Equitation
Western Shows
Western: JNR/AA/Open
Therapeutic Rider
Dressage Seat Equitation
Musical Freestyle
Every time you place in one of our open shows you are awarded R&H points. The points are earned from September up to & including August. We award in JNR, AA, Therapeutic Rider & Open sections.
The Champion Rider & Horse receive a Champion Ribbon & Sash. Deluxe Show Ribbons to 6th place.
The R&H points also count towards the Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum Achievement Awards
Upload your video file via YouTube. Once you have uploaded your video to YouTube email a copy of the link, making sure that the settings are set to public so we can take a copy for judging. admin@dressageshowonline.com
You can upload your video via Dropbox. We can send you a link to the Show’s Dropbox folder. E mail admin@dressageshowonline.com for a copy of the link to the Show’s folder.
You can share videos with us via Google Docs. Send the E mail to admin@dressageshowonline.com
All classes are run under the general rules of the USEF & WDAA unless otherwise specified.
Sections:
JNR - Any rider under 18.
Adult Amateur - rider over 18 who fall within the USDF Adult Amateur guidelines.
Open - Any rider.
Click the link to get copies of the USDF Dressage Tests
https://www.usdf.org/downloads/forms/index.asp?TypePass=Tests
All our Classic Dressage classes are run under the general rules of the USEF unless otherwise specified.
Click the USDF Icon to view the current rule book.
Use arenas that are as near as possible to regulation size and be sure letters are set appropriately to be viewed by the judge. Cones with large letters on them and poles on the ground to delineate the corners are acceptable. For arena measurements please visit this link, https://westerndressageassociation.org/western-dressage-arena/
Noncompliance with the above guidelines will cause the test to be eliminated.
The video must be filmed in landscape.
If you can, mount the camera on a tripod to keep the camera steady. Video from behind the judge's position at the C, outside the arena. The judge needs to see the whole horse and rider clearly.
Ensure the whole arena including the letters can be seen. Start filming before the rider enters at A. Keep the horse and rider in the center of the frame.
Keep the camera still at C move to the left or right to ensure all movements at M & H are captured.
You may stop the recording once the horse and rider have left the arena at A.
The sound for the test must be audible. Videos that are submitted with no sound will be rejected. There must be no music incorporated* in to the video you must be able to hear the natural sounds of the test, ie wildlife, horse and rider. If Coaching is heard on the audio the test will be eliminated. In these circumstances no refund will be offered. You are allowed to have the test called. The caller can stand at B/E or behind C.
A video of a test/ride from another competition that has already been judged will be eliminated. Any video which is suspected of having been filmed during another competition will not be accepted. In these circumstances no refund will be offered.
The video must be uninterrupted with no editing. Any tests that found to be edited will be eliminated from the competition: The unedited version my be re submitted but no refunds will be given.
*Musical Freestyle: The music is to played live as you ride the test not added after the test has been ridden. Any tests where the music has been edited in will not be accepted. The suggested method is to place the sound system at C near the person videoing the test. This will ensure that the judge can hear the music clearly.
Rules Musical Freestyle:
Time: The DSO Freestyles maximum time limit is 5 minutes. There is no minimum time. Movements executed after the 5 minutes limit are not scored. One (1) point is deducted from the total for Artistic Impression for exceeding the time limit.
Under penalty of elimination at the discretion of the Judge at“C”, a rider must enter the arena within 30 seconds of the music starting. Music must cease at the final salute.
At the beginning and end of a Freestyle Test a halt with a salute is compulsory. Time begins when the horse moves forward after the competitor’s halt and ends with the final halt and salute.