Back for 2026 – Open to all Pony Club members. Record a dressage test and receive a mark and dressage sheet feedback from a BD qualified judge.

Competitions will run in from October to February with rosettes to the top 3, placings will also count for the Area 12 Dressage League.

Rules

Dressage Tests may be ridden in any 20x40m arena on a surface or on grass. Tests may be called.

Correct tack for the appropriate test must be worn. For any questions about tack, refer to the PC Dressage Rulebook. Ponies may wear boots.

There is no need to plait or wear competition clothing but riders and ponies should be smartly turned out as per PC rules, back protectors if worn should be 2018 standard, hats should have a pink tag, spurs are only allowed if a spurs tag is worn and hair should be secured safely in a hairnet or bun as per the PC 2026 Rule Book.

Only one video may be entered per competition for each pony/rider combination in any one class. The same video may not be re-submitted in a different competition. Combinations are encouraged to enter the same class in consecutive competitions, but must use a new video each time.

Horse/Rider combinations may only compete in 2 consecutive tests in a single competition, ie 1&2, 2&3 etc. A horse may be ridden by 2 different riders in the same class.

Classes

Video Instructions

Tests must be videoed from approximately 3m back at the “C” end of the arena, as if in the position of a dressage judge. The test must be completed in one session, without editing, as if in a competition.

Make sure that the whole of the horse and rider are in the video at all times and that sound is recorded.

Download the whole of the test as a Unlisted Video on YouTube, please name the video with the month recorded/the rider’s name/the name of the horse/the test ridden in the video title (for example D/Frankie Dettori/Shergar/PC70).

Tests

The following tests will be used:

“Halloween” and “Festive”
Walk trot 2026 No2
Foundation PC 70 2026
Grassroots PC 80 2026
Novice PC 90 2026
Intermediate PC 100 2026.

“Frostbite”
Walk trot 2026 No2
Foundation PC 70 Championship 2026
Grassroots PC 80 Championship 2026
Novice PC 90 Championship 2026
Intermediate PC 100 Championship 2026.

How to Enter

1. To Enter Enter and Pay on-line via HorseEvents/Calendar Page AFTER you have videoed your test.
2. Include in the relevant section of your entry form the video link to the YouTube video of your test.
3. Entries must arrive by midnight on the last day of the competition being entered (for example by midnight on 31^st November for any Halloween entries).
4. Marked test sheets will be returned by post or email. If you require a hard copy of the sheet please send a s.a.e. to Vikki Batizovszky at The Brown House, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, HP41PE indicating the name and class entered.

To Video

Tests must be videoed from approximately 3m back at the “C” end of the arena, as if in the position of a dressage judge. The test must be completed in one session, without editing, as if in a competition.

Make sure that the whole of the horse and rider are in the video at all times and that sound is recorded.