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What is Dressage to Music?

This is a fun competition that anyone can try. You ride a dressage test along to music. The test has to include walk, trot and canter on both reins but you can choose what order to put them in.

You are given marks out of ten for each movement like in a normal dressage competition. Extra marks out of ten are given for how interesting your test is and how well the music goes with it.

Dressage to music can be done in pairs too. Marks out of ten are given by the judge for how well the ponies perform the test together. It helps to have two ponies that are similar sizes.

You can download the different tests further down this page.

You can find out more about Pony Club Dressage to Music Competitions below.

Dressage to Music Competitions

Tuesday 15th August 2023 at Offchurch Bury (JCB Pony Club Championships)

Entries will open in July on Horse-Events.

All classes held in 20m x 60m arena.

Novice Individuals – Open to all Pony Club combinations who have not:

  • represented their Branch/Centre in Dressage at Open or Intermediate Area level.
  • have not been placed 1st in an individual Pony Club Dressage to Music Competition at The Pony Club Championships or Spring Festival Final.
  • competed in any British Dressage competitions above Preliminary level.

Test: Novice Freestyle Dressage to Music 2023 

Intermediate Individuals – Open to all Pony Club combinations who have not:

  • represented their Branch/Centre in Dressage at Open Area level
  • been placed 1st in an Open or Intermediate individual Pony Club Dressage to Music Competition at The Pony Club Championships or Spring Festival Final.
  • competed in any British Dressage competitions above Novice level.

Test: Intermediate Freestyle Dressage to Music 2023

Open Individuals – Open to all Pony Club Members.

Test: Open Freestyle Dressage to Music 2023

Pairs – Open to pairs from any Branch, Centre or combination of Branches or Centres.

Test: Pairs Freestyle Dressage to Music 2023

Rules
PC Dressage To Music Rules
PDF - 166 kB
Dressage to Music Tests
Novice MUSIC 2023
PDF - 99 kB
Intermediate MUSIC 2023
PDF - 100 kB
Open MUSIC 2023
PDF - 102 kB
Pairs MUSIC 2023
PDF - 97 kB