Ride-a-test: Come ride your dressage test in a schooling show environment. This will be set up like a show where you ride at your ride time, enter at the bell, and receive your test score sheet from the office afterwards. **Please note all tests needing a standard size dressage arena will go first in the morning in the indoor. All other dressage tests will be in the short arena on grass (weather permitting). Warm up for Ride-a-test will be either in the outdoor arena or out on grass (weather permitting). You can ride any USEA or USDF test. Please specify which test during sign up. No changes to test choice after show closing date. Be ready to ride the test you picked.
Stadium round: Come practice your stadium! Colorful jumps and a course will be posted. Course will not change, only height will. Warm up and course on grass (weather permitting). You can sign up for multiple rounds at the same or different heights. Offering the following heights:
- Amoeba - pole course
- Cross rails
- Tadpole - 2ft verticals (no oxers)
- Starter - 2ft 3in
- Beginner Novice - 2ft 7in
- Novice - 2ft 11in
- Training - 3ft 3in
- Modified- 3ft 5in
- Preliminary - 3ft 7in
- Intermediate - 3ft 9in
Combined Test: The combined test includes one USEA dressage test B and one stadium round. The first round you ride at your combined test level will be the round that counts towards the score. There will be awards for places 1st-8th. Amoeba, cross rails, and Tadpole will ride USEA Starter Test B. All stadium round levels will be offered for the combined test. Amoeba thru Intermediate.
Other Information
- Attire should be lesson appropriate, but you are welcome to dress for a show. Please wear a certified helmet and riding boots at all times when mounted.
- Tack is not limited to USEA/USDF/USEF rules. Come in what you are safe and comfortable in.
- It is up to the discretion of the judges, facility trainer, and CSDEA staff to decide if a situation is unsafe for horse/rider. If so that combination will be asked to dismount and be excused from further participation.
- Please be ready to ride at your ride time.
- YOU ARE responsible for your number! You will be assigned a number when ride times are released. Please wear your number when you are mounted! You can print it out and pin it to your saddle pad, print it out and wear your pinny or use a bridle tag. Your number has to be visible to the ring stewards and judges at all times when you are mounted.
- Need a pinny holder or a bridle tag? St Croix has got you covered. St. Croix Saddlery
- Please contact the event coordinator if you need further assistance, we are here to help: tufariello.jessica@gmail.com
- If you need to cancel after closing let the event coordinator know, we can work with you to try to fill your spot.
- Ride numbers and times will be set out by email Tuesday before the show and posted on the CSDEA website and links posted on social media.
- Weather permitting, we will be out on grass for warmups, short dressage arena, and stadium. Otherwise, we will get creative! Signs will be posted and details will be sent to emails and posted on social media.
- Score sheets to be picked up at the office, and there will also be staff to answer questions.
- NO SCHOOLING CROSS COUNTRY JUMPS! reach out to Liz Lund if you want to stay overnight and cross-country school the day before or the day after.
- Lunging by trailers only, not in warm up areas
- This is a schooling event so please be aware of others and be kind, we are all here to have fun and learn.
- Photographer on site - Fox River Photography
Stabling Limited overnight stabling @ $100. Buckets and cleaning provided - contact Liz directly 952-209-9989
Fees:
Office fee is nonrefundable - This is per horse and rider combo.
$25 per entry
Ride A Test (per ride)
Member $35
Non-member $40
Stadium round (per round)
Member $25
Non-member $30 member
Combine test (fee includes one dressage test and one stadium round at the same level)
Members $80
Non-members $100