A recent study published in Animals investigated stress-related behaviours in 238 dressage horse-rider combinations competing at national levels, using objective measures and video analysis to quantify conflict behaviours such as mouth opening, tail swishing, and head-neck changes. Key Findings …
Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest in FEI Dressage Judging
Dear members, Dear friends, Another year has come to an end, and the feeling that we still are in a post-Covid difficult situation is still dominant. Fortunately, many countries now have the situation under control and the restrictions have been lifted; however, we know that this is not the …
Dear Colleagues! We live in a world full of rules and sanctions due to Covid19, but everywhere we see new initiatives on the internet. Some of them who might employ us during this time or keep up the competing spirit amongst riders, trainers and officials. Nobody knows how long this will take and …
In our current climate, how we apply the FEI judging guidelines on tension, submission, acceptance of the contact, and harmony is more than technical accuracy—it’s the sport’s credibility. The FEI Dressage Judging Manual is explicit: quality of gaits and technical execution must be evaluated …
Proposed changes to the Dressage Rules together with the corresponding explanations, the comments received as well as the reasoning for accepting or not accepting each proposal.
Dear members, Dear friends, Another year has come to an end, and the feeling that we still are in a post-Covid difficult situation is still dominant. Fortunately, many countries now have the situation under control and the restrictions have been lifted; however, we know that this is not the …
Dear Colleagues! We live in a world full of rules and sanctions due to Covid19, but everywhere we see new initiatives on the internet. Some of them who might employ us during this time or keep up the competing spirit amongst riders, trainers and officials. Nobody knows how long this will take and …
