A dressage arena is used for the equestrian sport of dressage. There are two sizes: small and standard. The small arena is 20 meters by 40 meters, and is used for the lower levels of dressage and 3-day eventing dressage. The standard arena is 20 meters by 60 meters, and is used for upper-level tests. Dressage arenas have a lettering system around their outside in the order (clockwise) A-K-E-H-C-M-B-F (small arena) and A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F (standard arena). At the start of the test, the horse enters at A. There is always a judge sitting at C (although for upper-level competition, there is generally more than one judge at a second or third place around the arena). The invisible letter X is always in the center of the dressage arena.
The dressage arena also has a centerline (from A to C, going trough X in the middle), as well as two quarter-lines (halfway between the centerline and long sides of each arena).
For this reason, dressage is occasionally referred to as "Horse Ballet." Although the discipline has its roots in classical Greek horsemanship, dressage was first recognized as an important equestrian pursuit during the Renaissance in Western Europe.
The standard arena is 20 m by 60 m, and is used for upper-level tests in both dressage and eventing.
The dressagearena also has a centerline (from A to C, going through X in the middle), as well as two quarter-lines (halfway between the centerline and long sides of each arena).
Dressage (a French term meaning "training") is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to Olympic.
The small arena is 20 m by 40 m, and is used for the lower levels of dressage and three-day eventingdressage.
The standard arena is 20 m by 60 m, and is used for upper-level tests in both dressage and eventing.
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