DRESSAGE
Rider Apparel
The rider may want to wear pants and a short sleeved shirt, though pants may be replaced with shorts. Long hair should be restrained with a high ponytail or a low bun. Hair must be out of the rider’s face for maximum focus, though if you have something like bangs, etc., those would be fine.
Horse Apparel
Horses must have proper tack. is means you must use a bridle. e type does not matter, however, double bridles are most preferred. Not having one will not aect your score positively or negatively.
e dressage horse’s mane must be plaited, or braided (although plaits are preferred). e mane may be decorated.
Blinders, martingales, breastplates, earnets, y masks, etc. are banned.
Faults
(Does not apply to freestyles)
*First Error: +2 faults
*Second Error: +4 faults
*Third Error: Elimination
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(Applies to tests and freestyles)
*Banned Tack: Elimination
*Noticeably Broken Tack: Elimination
Levels
D001- Basic gaits walk to canter, stopping as well as backing up.
D101 - Medium walk to canter, walk-canter transitions, leg yield, backing up and an immediate transition from backing up to medium trot (no gaits in between).
D201 - Medium walk to canter, extended walk to canter, counter canter, change canter lead through walk, turn on haunches, walk with free reins.
D301 - Collected walk to canter, extended walk to canter, trot shoulder-in, walk with free reins.
D401 - Collected walk to canter, extended walk to canter, flying changes every 3-4 steps, half-canter pirouette, full walk pirouette, walk with free reins.
D501 - Collected walk to canter, extended walk to canter, flying changes every 2nd step, half-canter pirouette, full walk pirouette, walk with free reins.
D601/D701 - Collected walk to canter, extended walk to canter, Passage, Passage half pass, piaffe,one-tempi flying lead (min. 5 in a row), passage to piaffe, zig zag half pass walk to canter, at least 1 difficult transition
D801 - Collected walk to canter, extended walk to canter, min, 15 steps in a row Passage, Passage half pass, min. 12 steps in a row Piaffe, Left and right piaffe pirouettes, min. 9 one-tempi flying lead change in a row, counter canter left and right, walk with free reins.
HUNTER JUMPER
Rider Apparel
Riders are recommended to wear a T-shirt and sports shorts. All rider protective euipment is allowed, as long as it is not restricted and does not pose a safety hazard.
Long hair should be tied into a high ponytail or a bun.
Horse Apparel
Most bridles are allowed, but dressage bridles and double dressage bridles are banned from events. Halters also may never be used, but hackamores are allowed. English-riding breastplates and martingales are also acceptable for competitive use within HHIEA show jumping/hunters.
Faults
*Off course: +4 faults
*Knocked rail: +4 faults
*Slower than gait allowance: +2 faults per 0.1s
*Course over time allowed: +1 fault per 0.1s (jumpers only) *Broken tack: +3 penalties
Course Building/ Showing
Courses must have specific aspects.
Here are the jump requirements per level:
H001 - *X Rails* 2-5 X-rails, with 6-10 times jumped throughout the entire course.
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H101 - 2-5 jumps, with 6-10 times jumped throughout the entire course.
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H201 - 3-6 jumps, with 7-12 times jumped throughout the entire course.
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H301 - 4-6 jumps, with 6-17 times jumped throughout the entire course.
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H401 - 5-7 jumps, with 11-14 times jumped throughout the entire course.
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H501 - 5-7 jumps, with 12-17 times jumped throughout the entire course.
During your course, it is important to see the following aspects:
• enough time spent in each lead, in order to properly see and judge strength of leads.
• more than just straight line jumps. Plenty of turns.
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During your course, we like to see:
• a lead change over the jump, and a lead change on the flat.
• a nice, collected canter.
• enough time spent in each lead to properly judge
• lead changes at appropriate times
• smoothness, and a lack of hesitation
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The harder your course, the higher score you may earn! (Not guaranteed, it will still depend on performance. A well-done easier test always scores better than a sloppy hard one.)
Hunters Information
*Gait Allowance: H001 classes allow a trot up to the first jump. Any other levels require a slow canter, and speed should not exceed a fast canter.
Rushing the course (i.e., galloping at any part before the jump) may result in a lower score.
Lead changes on the at and over fences are reuired in all levels except H001. Flat hunter rounds may be reuired for some competitions as well.
Levels
Hunters
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H001- Xrails
H101- 30 cm to 61 cm
H201- 61 cm to 77 cm
H301- 77 cm to 92 cm
H401- 92 cm to 107 cm
H501 - 107 cm to 122 cm
Video/Technology Requirements
ALL videos shot for HHIEA (ads for live show sessions, competition entries, etc.) must be shot in landscape
mode. Videos submitted that are lmed portrait mode will not be accepted unless previous arrangements were made. Landscape mode is long side down.
Videos should be shot with the back camera, and not front camera, for higher quality. Low-level competitions (H001 - H101, J001, J101, D001 - D002) may be filmed by another person and shaky videos may be accepted as long as they are easy enough to see. However, for any events higher than the levels listed above, we recommend putting your camera on a still surface (a tripod is a perfect tool), or person recording must be able to stay pretty still. Shaky videos will not be accepted. e camera may not be placed on the ground/ at ground level.
For Dressage, the camera must always be on the letter C so the judge sees A on the opposite side.
Submission Methods
Videos may be refused through Instagram chats. For better quality, videos should be transferred using e-mail, Google Drive, or WeTransfer. Always use the email hhieventing@gmail.com for submitting videos. Submitting to YouTube as an unlisted video and private messaging the URL to the official HHIEA page is acceptable as well.