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Dressage is a type of classical horse training and competition, popular in many countries around the world. It is also referred to as 'the highest expression of horse training', using a combination of training techniques to develop a horse to its highest potential. It involves the horse having to execute complex patterns in a contained area, with the rider communicating subtle cues to the horse in order to achieve this. Dressage is highly competitive, with competitions held at a range of levels from amateur to international. It is considered by many to be both an art and a sport, and is seen as a way of improving the relationship between horse and rider.


1) What is the dressage test referred to as?

  • Grand Prix Freestyle
  • Preliminary Free Ride
  • Dressage Test
  • Gaited Dressage

2) What is the term in dressage to ask the horse to halt and stand still?

  • Reining
  • Halt
  • Piaffe
  • Free Step

3) What is the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move the hindquarters in a circular motion?

  • Half Pass
  • Leg Yield
  • Flying Change
  • Counter Canter

4) What is the name of the dressage test that uses a triangular formation?

  • Travers
  • Pirouette
  • Triangle Test
  • Piaffe

5) What type of Bridle is most often used in dressage?

  • English Bridle
  • Hunter Bridle
  • Western Bridle
  • Dressage Bridle

6) How many movements are there in a Grand Prix Dressage test?

  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
  • 25

7) What can be used during dressage competitions to help train the horse?

  • Lunge Whip
  • Crops
  • Spurs
  • Whip

8) What is the term used to ask the horse to collect his body and move with more energy?

  • Canter
  • Piaffe
  • Trot
  • Passage

9) What is the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move sideways?

  • Lead Change
  • Leg Yield
  • Canter Pirouette
  • Half Pass

10) How many gaits are used in the dressage test?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

11) What is the name of the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move his front legs in a two-beat pattern?

  • Piaffe
  • Canter Pirouette
  • Half Pass
  • Passage

12) What type of saddle is most often used in dressage competitions?

  • Dressage Saddle
  • Western Saddle
  • Hunt Seat Saddle
  • English Saddle

13) At what gait is the horse asked to perform the Collected Trot during a dressage test?

  • Canter
  • Walk
  • Trot
  • Gallop

14) What is the name of the mark a judge or technical delegate awards each movement in a dressage test?

  • Score
  • Mark
  • Grade
  • Class

15) What is the name of the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move its hindquarters in a circular motion?

  • Half Pass
  • Canter Pirouette
  • Travers
  • Flying Change

16) How many reiners compete in a single dressage test?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

17) What is the name of the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move its front legs in a two-beat pattern?

  • Travers
  • Piaffe
  • Counter Canter
  • Flying Change

18) What is the name of the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to move its legs in a straight line?

  • Counter Canter
  • Flying Change
  • Half Pass
  • Leg Yield

19) What type of horse is most often used in dressage competitions?

  • Pony
  • Draft Horse
  • Arabian
  • Warmblood

20) What is the name of the dressage movement in which the horse is asked to transition from one gait to the next?

  • Gallop
  • Canter Pirouette
  • Lead Change
  • Flying Change

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