{"id":1525,"date":"2024-02-25T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T11:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/?page_id=1525"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:49:51","slug":"dressage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressage"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Head of Dressage <\/strong>\u2013 Liz Pugh 07950 640655\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lizpughey@aol.com\">lizpughey@aol.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Assistant Head of Dressage\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Nicky Tomkinson 07875 255026\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nickyisele1970@gmail.com\">nickyisele1970@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Rallies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We run a range of dressage rallies throughout the year. Types include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dressage Rallies<\/li>\n<li>Fun Dressage Rallies<\/li>\n<li>Polework for Dressage<\/li>\n<li>Test Riding Practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All upcoming dates and details for each rally are published on EntryMaster and can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/calendar\/\">Calendar<\/a> page. Entries typically close a week before the rally and group times are sent by text two days before the rally. Contact the rally organiser listed on the rally details for further enquiries. Nicky usually organises the rallies &#8211; contact details as above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Branch Competitions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We host our own friendly branch dressage competitions which count to our branch dressage points league. For anyone who hasn\u2019t attended before, these are a great introduction to Dressage \u2013 fun and friendly \u2013 tests can be read and we all support each other.<\/p>\n<p>We have lots of great tests from walk and trot (those on lead rein are welcome) through to more complex tests \u2013 but something for everyone, and we run two tests for each level, so members can have a second go! Most plait, as good practice for competitions, and nice to dress up!<\/p>\n<p>The competitions that make up this years&#8217; points league can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/calendar\/\">Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The schedule for all branch competitions: <a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/352\/2024\/02\/Branch-Dressage-Competitions-Schedule.pdf\">Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All entries are via EntryMaster and times are published on the website two days before<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Inter-Branch Competitions and Team Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are lots of opportunities for members to ride as part of a team and enter qualifying competitions with the ambition of reaching The Pony Club Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Details of Winter and Summer series and qualifiers are found below. If you are interested in riding on part of an East Cheshire team, or entering any of the area qualifiers, please contact Liz.<\/p>\n<h3>Winter:<\/h3>\n<h5>Area 5 Winter League Dressage Series<\/h5>\n<p>League classes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk Trot<\/li>\n<li>Grassroots<\/li>\n<li>Novice<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate<\/li>\n<li>Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The competitions that make up this years&#8217; series are found in <a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/calendar\/\">Calendar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);color: var(--bs-body-color);font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align)\">Barrier Spring Festival Qualifiers and Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Barrier Spring Festival is a competition series for Dressage, Show jumping and Arena Eventing. Each Area holds and Area Qualifying Competition between September and February. Members compete at their area competition with the aim of qualifying for the final, held at Arena UK in February.<\/p>\n<p>Levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grassroots<\/li>\n<li>Novice<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate<\/li>\n<li>Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);color: var(--bs-body-color);font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size);font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight);text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align)\">Full details, rules and eligibility criteria can be found here: <\/span><a style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size);font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight);text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align)\" href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/members\/ridden-competitions\/barrier-spring-festival-england-wales\/\">Barrier Spring Festival Dressage Details &amp; Rules<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Summer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>Area Qualifiers &amp; The National Pony Club Championships<\/h5>\n<p>Annually, branch teams from our area (Area 5: Cheshire and North Wales) compete against each other, and members can qualify individually for the Regional and National Championships. Area qualifiers are hosted by a branch in area 5 and are held between May and July. Members compete at their Area competition with the aim of qualifying for the relevant Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preliminary PC70 (Qualifies for the Regional Championships)<\/li>\n<li>Grassroots (Qualifies for the Regional Championships)<\/li>\n<li>Novice (Qualifies for the National Pony Club Championships)<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate (Qualifies for the National Pony Club Championships)<\/li>\n<li>Open (Qualifies for the National Pony Club Championships)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg);color: var(--bs-body-color);font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size);font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight);text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align)\">Full details, rules and eligibility criteria can be found for each of the above here:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/sports\/dressage\/competitions-and-events\/\">Dressage Area &amp; Championship Details &amp; Rules<\/a><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Other Events &amp; Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/musical-ride\/\">Musical Ride in East Cheshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/sports\/dressage\/competitions-and-events\/dressage-home-international\/\">The Pony Club Dressage Home International at Royal Windsor Horse Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/sports\/dressage\/competitions-and-events\/dressage-to-music\/\">Dressage to Music Competitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Dressage News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>See the news page for all dressage related news and updates. You can filter by the &#8220;dressage&#8221; tag to see all news and updates relevant to dressage.<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Useful Information &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>About Pony Club Dressage:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/dressage\/\">About Pony Club Dressage<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Rule Book:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The most up-to-date version of the Pony Club rulebooks for this year can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/officials\/rulebooks\/\">Current Pony Club Rulebooks<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Dressage Tests:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>See the link below for all the Pony Club tests that are used at our competitions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/dressage\/dressage_tests\/\">All Pony Club Dressage Tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are the tests that are used for Area and Championship competitions and the Winter Series Qualifiers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PC-Dressage-Area-Championship-Tests-2025.pdf\">PC-Dressage-Area-Championship-Tests-2025.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h3><strong>Feedback &amp; Queries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We are always keen to hear your feedback \u2013 please do get in touch if you have any questions or feedback. Details of our current dressage contacts are at the top of the page.<\/p>\n<p>If you would be willing and able to volunteer at any rallies, occasions or events, we would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Dressage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"parent":1051,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1525","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dressage - East Cheshire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dressage - East Cheshire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[...]Read More... from Dressage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"East Cheshire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-18T19:49:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\",\"name\":\"Dressage - East Cheshire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-25T11:32:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-18T19:49:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/sports-activities\/dressage\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eastcheshire\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports &amp; 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