HORSE SCORE

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HORSE SCORE
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The Training Scale Stage of Engagement
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Rhythm

• The Regularity and Tempo
• Regularity Correct sequence of the footfall
• Tempo speed of the rhythm
• Strides should be of equal distance and of equal
  duration

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Suppelness

• Elasticity and Freedom from anxiety
• The horse is working through its back and the
  muscles are free from tension
• Content happy expression
• Elasticity of the steps
• Quiet mouth chewing on the bit
• Swinging tail with the tail carried
• Soft and ryhthmical breathing

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Contact

• Acceptance of the bit and aids
• Contact of the longers hand and the horses
  mouth.
• The horse seeks the contact
• The longer provides the contact
• The poll is the highest point, the nose is in
  front of the vertical

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Impulsion

• Increase Energy from hindquarters
• Athletic movement of the eager horse
• The moment of suspension is pronounced (not
  exaggerated)
• Time of the horse in the air rather than on the
  ground

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Straightness

• Straightening the horse is a never-ending task,
  since every horse has some degreee of natural
  crookedness.
• The horse is straight when its forehand is in
  line its hindquarters

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Collection - Gathering

• Aim of the Collection
• Devolep and improve the equilibrium of the horse,
  which is more or less displaced by the vaulter
• To increase the horses ability to lower and
  engage its hind-quarters for the benifit of
  lightness
• To add to the ease and carrige

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The Canter

• The canter is a THREE-BEAT PACE, followed by a
  moment of suspension when all feet are in the air
  before the next stride begins.
• In canter to the right, for example, the footfall
  is as follows
• left hind,
• left diagonal (simultaneously left fore and right
  hind),
• right fore,
• followed by a moment of suspension with all four
  feet in the air before the next stride begins

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The quality of the canter is judged

• General impression
• Regularity and lightness of the three-beat pace
• Both originating from the acceptance of the
  bridle
• With a supple poll
• Engagement of the hindquarters with an active
  hock action
• Ability to maintain the same rhythm
• Natural balance
• The uphill tendency
• Always remaind straight
• Slightly flexed at the poll to the inside

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Following canters are recognised

• Working canter
• Lengthening of strides
• Collected canter
• Medium canter
• Extended canter

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Working Canter

• a pace between the collected canter and a medium
  canter (is ready for collected movements)
• showing natural balance while remaining on the
  bit
• going forward with even, light and active strides
  and good hock action

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Aims and Essens

• Aims of the working canter
• To demonstrate the natural balance in the canter
  in all movements.
• Essens of working canter
• The regularity of the three beat rhythm with a
  clear moment of suspension
• The light and steady contact with the line of the
  nose in front of the vertical and the poll as
  the highest point
• The suppleness throughout the body and the
  elasticity
• The energy ,activity,self- carriage, natural
  balance and uphill tendency

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Criteriay for Judging

• Regularity
• Suppleness, Looseness
• Contact
• Impulsion
• Straightness
• Gathering (Shorting the frame on the way to
  collection)
• Submission

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Regularity

• Score 10
• Absolutely regular strides in clear three beats
  throughout the entire
• performance with a clear moment of suspension

• Score 3
• Not in 3 beats throughout the intire
  performance.
• Lateral strides

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Suppleness, Looseness

• Score 10
• Excellent elasticity throughout the body during
  entire performance

• Score 3
• No suppleness shown most of the time
• with a high degree of tension and resistance

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Contact

• Score 10
• Light and steady, line of the nose in front of
  the vertical. Showing excellent
• natural self carriage with the poll as the
  highest point.

• Score 3
• Not accepting the bit
• Extremely heavy on the side reins and/or longe
  line

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Impulsion

• Score 3
• Without any energy and the desire to move forward

• Score 10
• Very energetic and active strides with well
  engaged hind legs.

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Straightness

• Score 10
• Completely straight

• Score 3
• Always very crooked.
• Clear outside bend in the neck

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Shortening the frame on Gathering the way
to collection.

• Score 10
• Active hind legs landing clearly in front of the
  prints of the front feet and carry weight.
• Giving the impression of an excellent natural
  balance with freedom in the shoulders and
  lightness of the forehand and an uphill tendency

• Score 3
• Horse is very unbalanced
• Extremely down hill

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Submission

• Score 3
• A lot of resistance and not enough under the
  longer's control

• Score 10
• Without resistance

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Deductions

• Up to 1 point
• Longeing on a circle less then 15 m diameter
• Bad behaviour (buck - kicks)
• Incorrect longeing (walking out of the centre of
  the circle, loose longe line, twisted longe line,
  inappropriate aids, etc.)
• Inappropriate dress of the longeur
• Inappropriate equipment of the horse

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Deductions

• Up to 1 point
• Taking time out in order to adjust the equipment
  (one vaulter has to inform the President of the
  Ground Jury in advance)
• Inappropriate General Impression of the team.
• Up to 0,5 points
• Longe tension
• Passiveness of the horse to longeur aids.

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Give the Scrore

• Clear three beat canter, constantly behind the
  vertical, pole is not the highest point,
  straight, but the horse has a light outside bend
  in the neck, more engagement from behind, fairly
  good uphill tendancy, canter looks fairly flat,
  regular throuout the performance, light and
  steady contact

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• Negative aspects
• constantly behind the vertical, pole is not the
  highest point
• the horse has a light outside bend in the neck
• more engagement from behind
• canter looks fairly flat

• Positive aspects
• Clear three beat canter
• Straight
• fairly good uphill tendancy
• regular throuout the performance
• light and steady contact

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Give the Scrore

• Clear three beat canter, lacking engergy, nose
  often behind the vertical and pole is not the
  highest point, crooked to the outside throughout
  the performance

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• Negative aspects
• lacking engergy
• nose often behind the vertical and pole is not
  the highest point
• crooked to the outside throughout the performance

• Positive aspects
• Clear three beat canter

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