I have recently become a Level 2 Working Equitation Instructor. I have been coaching my son through the Junior level B, with 2025 seeing him be National Reserve Champion. Working Equitation uses a great range of skills, working with your horse to complete many tricky obstacles and a dressage test. I have a large range of obstacles that can be transported to your yard for a clinic, or you can come to my base with indoor arena for a lesson.
About Working Equitation, as taken from the below website...
https://abweofficial.co.uk/
Working Equitation comprises 3 phases - Dressage, Ease of Handling, and Speed.
THE DRESSAGE PHASE is much like that of a normal dressage test although some of the movements are performed slightly differently. At the highest level it involves some Grand Prix movements being performed with the use of just one hand.
THE EASE OF HANDLING TEST consists of a course of obstacles, replicating those that may be found when working in the countryside. For example, a gate, a bridge and a jump. There are also other more technical obstacles such as the parallel slalom, straight slalom and barrels all of which at Advanced level require the horse and rider to perform flying changes in specific places in order to perform the obstacle correctly. Riders are given a mark out of ten for precision, submission and ease of movement for each obstacle.
THE SPEED TEST involves some or all of the same obstacles tackled in the ease of handling test but is purely marked on the time it takes for the horse and rider to complete the course. Time faults and bonuses can occur according to specific obstacles.
Working Equitation is a real test of the horses temperament and training, the riders skill and ability and of course the relationship between horse and rider.
The Working Equitation website also has plenty of info on membership and training/competition dates.
About Working Equitation, as taken from the below website...
https://abweofficial.co.uk/
Working Equitation comprises 3 phases - Dressage, Ease of Handling, and Speed.
THE DRESSAGE PHASE is much like that of a normal dressage test although some of the movements are performed slightly differently. At the highest level it involves some Grand Prix movements being performed with the use of just one hand.
THE EASE OF HANDLING TEST consists of a course of obstacles, replicating those that may be found when working in the countryside. For example, a gate, a bridge and a jump. There are also other more technical obstacles such as the parallel slalom, straight slalom and barrels all of which at Advanced level require the horse and rider to perform flying changes in specific places in order to perform the obstacle correctly. Riders are given a mark out of ten for precision, submission and ease of movement for each obstacle.
THE SPEED TEST involves some or all of the same obstacles tackled in the ease of handling test but is purely marked on the time it takes for the horse and rider to complete the course. Time faults and bonuses can occur according to specific obstacles.
Working Equitation is a real test of the horses temperament and training, the riders skill and ability and of course the relationship between horse and rider.
The Working Equitation website also has plenty of info on membership and training/competition dates.
