Summary: Before competing in dressage, an equestrian should make sure that their horse is well groomed and that they are comfortable in performing movements with ease. Wear a pair of light-colored britches, tall boots, a white shirt and a black riding coat to compete in dressage with help from an equestrian and horse riding coach in this free video on horse training.
Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more
"To compete in dressage, you first want to make sure that your horse is well groomed, they should be clipped and their mane should be braided. As for tack goes, you don't want to have any bell boots or boots on. You should have a square nice clean, usually white saddle pad. A dressage saddle with just a nice, black girth. For a bridle, you're allowed to have a flash and for the bit, you want to check your rule book and see which level of competition you're going to be and which bits are allowed and as for the riding, you should have nice control of your horse, you should be able to perform each movement in your test with ease and your trainer should help you to figure out which level of testing you should be doing. The rider should be wearing a paid of light colored britches, tall boots that are polished, a white shirt underneath a black riding coat or at least a dark colored riding coat. You should have your hair in a hairnet, you should have a dark colored helmet on and either dark or light colored gloves depending on your preference."
eHow Article: How to Compete in Dressage
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