Ok, so for extension studies at school, i'm doing 'classical vs modern dressage' the different forms of training and which is there more 'beneficial' method, or which gets the horse working more 'correct' without any physical of pychological issues later on in life. I'm going to be asking you guys heaps for help on this, as I need to talk to different people.
the first topic of my investigation is "Judging and the FEI".
My research for this section will include me going to the FEI website and taking notes about what defines different movements etc. I need to talk/email a qualified judge/ex judge and ask them what they look for when judging a dressage test and ask them various questions about riding in rollkur. (havent really done much work on this section yet! any of your ideas that i could ask would be great)
So for you guys, I've made this small questionaire which if you could please fill out, that'd be amazing. Also if you think of any other questions I could add please let me know and I will add them to this.
The point of this is to find out which training method is more substantional or beneficial for the horse. the judging side comes in where bias occurs. I also want to make it clear what judges look for, so that on the competition side of things it is easier to understand what I'm on about for non-horsey people.
Sorry if not much of this makes sense! Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated
For the purposes of ethics I have to have your permission to use the anwsers and information that you supply to me, and have you know that it will (most likely) be presented in some way in my research for this topic, and ask that you please answer these honestly and as thoroughly as possible. Thanks, Olivia
1. What disipline do you generally train/compete in? (Your strongest or most preferred sport is fine too if your not consistently 'schooling')
2. In your opinion, what points do qualified judges look for when judging a dressage test.
3. In different levels of dressage competition, IYO, do judges look for different skills or have different requirements of levels of performance (for example, in a preliminary test, where is says 'working trot', does a judge mark differently for the same level of perfromnace if it says 'working trot' in a novice test.) Could you please give some examples of these?
4. Have you found either from direct experience or from another persons experience, that bias is common? For example a judge may mark a grey or black horse higher than a bay, for the same level of performance, or a judge may mark down a person if they are not smiling as they enter the ring etc.
5. If you have competed dressage before, have you ever been confused with the mark you have recieved for a movement, either because you thought it was better than the mark given, or did not deserve the mark given?
(If you compete and have watched competitions please answer both)
or
6. If you have NOT competed in dressage, but watched several competitors at one competition, been confused by the good % and placings of the competitors?
7. Your location
the first topic of my investigation is "Judging and the FEI".
My research for this section will include me going to the FEI website and taking notes about what defines different movements etc. I need to talk/email a qualified judge/ex judge and ask them what they look for when judging a dressage test and ask them various questions about riding in rollkur. (havent really done much work on this section yet! any of your ideas that i could ask would be great)
So for you guys, I've made this small questionaire which if you could please fill out, that'd be amazing. Also if you think of any other questions I could add please let me know and I will add them to this.
The point of this is to find out which training method is more substantional or beneficial for the horse. the judging side comes in where bias occurs. I also want to make it clear what judges look for, so that on the competition side of things it is easier to understand what I'm on about for non-horsey people.
Sorry if not much of this makes sense! Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated
For the purposes of ethics I have to have your permission to use the anwsers and information that you supply to me, and have you know that it will (most likely) be presented in some way in my research for this topic, and ask that you please answer these honestly and as thoroughly as possible. Thanks, Olivia
1. What disipline do you generally train/compete in? (Your strongest or most preferred sport is fine too if your not consistently 'schooling')
2. In your opinion, what points do qualified judges look for when judging a dressage test.
3. In different levels of dressage competition, IYO, do judges look for different skills or have different requirements of levels of performance (for example, in a preliminary test, where is says 'working trot', does a judge mark differently for the same level of perfromnace if it says 'working trot' in a novice test.) Could you please give some examples of these?
4. Have you found either from direct experience or from another persons experience, that bias is common? For example a judge may mark a grey or black horse higher than a bay, for the same level of performance, or a judge may mark down a person if they are not smiling as they enter the ring etc.
5. If you have competed dressage before, have you ever been confused with the mark you have recieved for a movement, either because you thought it was better than the mark given, or did not deserve the mark given?
(If you compete and have watched competitions please answer both)
or
6. If you have NOT competed in dressage, but watched several competitors at one competition, been confused by the good % and placings of the competitors?
7. Your location