142- 2023 USEF FOURTH LEVEL, TEST 2
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| Purpose: To confirm that the horse demonstrates correct basics, and has developed sufficient throughness, suppleness, balance, and impulsion to perform with ease the exercises at this medium level of difficulty. The horse has established consistent self-carriage and lightness through improved connection, engagement, and collection. The movements and transitions are performed with greater straightness, impulsion, and cadence. All trot work must be done sitting. |
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Test |
Directives |
Points |
Coeff |
Total |
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| 1 |
A - Enter collected canter
X - Halt, salute
proceed collected trot |
Engagement, collection and quality of gaits; well defined transitions; straightness; attentiveness; immobility (min. 3 seconds) |
7 |
1 |
7 |
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| 2 |
C - Track right
M-B - Shoulder-in right |
Angle, bend and balance; engagement and collection |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 3 |
B-K - Change rein, medium trot
K - Collected trot |
Moderate lengthening of frame and stride with engagement, elasticity, suspension, straightness and uphill balance; consistent tempo; well defined transitions |
6.5 |
1 |
6.5 |
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| 4 |
A - Down centerline
D-E - Half pass left |
Alignment, bend, fluency and crossing of legs; engagement and collection |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 5 |
E-G - Half pass right
C - Track left |
Supple change of bend; alignment, fluency and crossing of legs; engagement and collection |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 6 |
H-E - Shoulder-in left |
Angle, bend and balance; engagement and collection |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 7 |
E-F - Change rein, medium trot
F - Collected trot |
Moderate lengthening of frame and stride with engagement, elasticity, suspension, straightness and uphill balance; consistent tempo; well defined transitions |
6.5 |
1 |
6.5 |
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| 8 |
A - Collected walk
K-R - Change rein, extended walk |
Regularity; suppleness of back; activity; overtrack; freedom of shoulders; stretching to the bit; well defined transitions |
6.5 |
2 |
13 |
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| 9 |
R - Collected walk
M - Turn left
Between G&H - Half pirouette left
Proceed collected walk |
Regularity; activity of hind legs; bend; fluency; size; self-carriage |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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| 10 |
Between G & M - Half pirouette right
Proceed collected walk
H - Turn right |
Regularity; activity of hind legs; bend; fluency; size; self-carriage |
6 |
2 |
12 |
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| 11 |
(Collected walk)
[AK/RMG(H)G(M)GHC] |
Regularity; suppleness of the back; activity; collection; self-carriage |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 12 |
C - Collected canter right lead |
Precise, fluent transition; engagement, collection and quality of canter |
6.5 |
1 |
6.5 |
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| 13 |
M-F -F Medium canter
F - Collected canter |
Moderate lengthening of frame and stride with engagement, elasticity, suspension, straightness and uphill balance; consistent tempo; well defined transitions |
7 |
1 |
7 |
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| 14 |
A - Down centerline
D-B - Half pass right |
Alignment and bend while moving fluently forward and sideways; engagement and collection |
6.5 |
2 |
13 |
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| 15 |
B - Flying change of lead |
Clear, balanced, fluent, straight flying change; engagement and collection |
4 |
1 |
4 |
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| 16 |
B-G - Half pass left
C - Track left |
Alignment and bend while moving fluently forward and sideways; engagement and collection |
6 |
2 |
12 |
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| 17 |
H-X-F - Change rein extended canter
F - Collected canter and flying change of lead |
Utmost ground cover with lengthening of frame, engagement, elasticity, suspension, straightness and uphill balance; well defined transitions; clear balanced, fluent, straight flying change |
6 |
1 |
6 |
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| 18 |
K-X - On diagonal develop very collected canter
Apporaching X - Working pirouette right toward the letter F
Toward F - Proceed collected canter |
Bend and balanceof working pirouette; straightness, regularity,engagement and collection ofcanter |
7 |
2 |
14 |
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| 19 |
K-X-M - Change rein, threeflying changes oflead everyfourth stride |
Clear, balanced, fluent, straight flying changes; engagement; quality of canter |
5.5 |
2 |
11 |
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| 20 |
H-X - On diagonal develop very collected canter
Apporaching X - Working pirouette right toward the letter M
Toward M - Proceed collected canter |
Bend and balance of working pirouette; straightness, regularity, engagement and collection of canter |
5.5 |
2 |
11 |
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| 21 |
H - Collected trot |
Well defined, balanced transition; engagement and collection |
5.5 |
1 |
5.5 |
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| 22 |
S-F - Change rein, extended trot
F - Collected trot |
Utmost ground cover with lengthening of frame, engagement, elasticity, suspension, straightness; well defined transitions maintaining tempo and balance |
6.5 |
1 |
6.5 |
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| 23 |
A - Down centerline
X - Halt, salute |
Bend and balance in turn; engagement, collection and quality of trot; well defined transition; straightness; attentiveness; immobility (min. 3 seconds) |
6.5 |
1 |
6.5 |
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Gaits |
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7 |
1 |
7 |
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Impulsion |
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6 |
2 |
12 |
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Submission |
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6 |
2 |
12 |
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Rider Position |
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7 |
1 |
7 |
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Rider Aids |
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6 |
1 |
6 |
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Subtotal |
232 |
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Error Points |
0 |
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Final Score |
232 |
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(Maximum Points) |
380 |
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Percentage |
61.053% |
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