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Third Level	Fourth Level	Prix St. Georges	Intermediare I
Intermediare II	Grand Prix

Training Level Dressage

Training Level Dressage is used to test the suppleness of the horses muscles and their willingness. For many competitors and horses this is the starting point of their dressage career. Here is where they develop the necessary skills, training and musculature to perform the advanced level movements of the higher levels.

The training level is comprised of 4 tests. These tests include walk, trot and canter work. They also contain movements that require the rider to lengthen their reins allowing to horse to stretch his neck downward. This shows that the horse correctly maintains contact with the bit and that the rider is not "holding" him in the correct frame. Without these characteristics, the upper level movements will not be possible. Each training level test is shown below next to its corresponding video clip.

Required movements for training level dressage include:
Medium walk
Free Walk - across diagonal or loop
Working Trot - sitting and rising 20 meter circles & changing of rein across the diagonal, loose rein to allow horse to stretch forward and downward
Working Canter - 20 meter circles and half circles
Halts - either trot-halt or trot-walk-halt

Training Level Dressage Video Clips & Tests
(These tests are based on the 2007 USDF Dressage Tests.)

Video Clips	Training Level Tests
Training Level Dressage - Test 1	Training Level Dressage - Test 1 (2007 USDF Dressage Test) 1 A - Enter working trot X - Halt, Salute Proceed Working Trot 2 C - Track Left E - Circle Left 20m 3 Between K&A - Working Canter Left Lead 4 B - Circle Left 20m 5 Between Centerline & B - Working Trot 6 C - Medium Walk 7 HXF - Free Walk F-A - Medium Walk 8 A - Working Trot 9 E - Circle Right 20m 10 Between H & C - Working Canter Right Lead 11 B - Circle Right 20m 12 Between Centerline & B - Working Trot 13 A - Down Centerline X - Halt, Salute Leave Arena at A in walk on a long rein
Training Level Dressage - Test 2 (Test begins around 1 min 30 sec)	Training Level Dressage - Test 2 (2007 USDF Dressage Test) 1 A - Enter working trot X - Halt, Salute Proceed Working Trot 2 C - Track Right B - Circle Right 20m 3 KXM - Change Rein Working Trot 4 Between C & H - Working Canter Left Lead 5 E - Circle Left 20m 6 Between E&K - Working Trot 7 A - Medium Walk 8 FXM - Free Walk 9 M-C - Medium Walk 10 C - Working Trot 11 E - Circle Left 20m 12 FXH - Change Rein Working Trot 13 Between C&M - Working Canter Right Lead 14 B - Circle Right 20m 15 Between B&F - Working Trot 16 A - Down Centerline X - Halt, Salute Leave Arena at A in walk on a long rein
Training Level Dressage - Test 3	Training Level Dressage - Test 3 (2007 USDF Dressage Test) 1 A - Enter working trot X - Halt, Salute Proceed Working Trot 2 C - Track Left E - Turn Left X - Circle Left 20m 3 X - Circle Right 20m B - Turn Right 4 5 A - Circle Right 20m, developing right lead canter first quarter of circle 4 5 Score for transition Score for circle 6 E-B - Half Circle 20m, near centerline working trot B - Straight Ahead 7 A - Medium Walk 8 K-B - Free Walk 9 B-M - Medium Walk M - Working Trot 10 11 C - Circle Left 20m, developing left lead canter first quarter of circle 10 11 Score for Transition Score for Circle 12 E-B - Half circle 20m, near centerline working trot B - Straight Ahead 13 C - Circle Left 20m, Rising Trot allowing the horse to stretch forward and downward Before C - Shorten the Reins 14 E - Half Circle 10m to X X - Straight Ahead G - Halt, Salute Leave Arena at A in walk on a long rein
Training Level Dressage - Test 4	Training Level Dressage - Test 4 (2007 USDF Dressage Test) 1 A - Enter working trot X - Halt, Salute Proceed Working Trot 2 C - Track Right MXF - One Loop 3 Between A&K - Working Canter Right Lead 4   E - Circle Right 20m 5 E-C - Working Canter C - Working Trot 6 M - Medium Walk M-B - Medium Walk 7 B-K - Free Walk K-A - Medium Walk 8 A - Working Trot FXM - One Loop 9 Between C&H - Working Canter Left Lead 10 E - Circle Left 20m 11 E-A - Working Canter A - Working Trot 12 FXH - Change Rein Working Trot 13 C - Circle Right 20m, Rising Trot allowing the horse to stretch forward and downward Before C - Shorten the Reins 14 B - Half Circle 10m to X X - Straight Ahead G - Halt, Salute Leave Arena at A in walk on a long rein

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