Dressage Equitation still apply here so, no posting the
working or collected jogs.
The medal class is for Basic or First Level youth or
amateur riders who like to do it all. Riders perform
on the rail as a group and then execute one of the
approved patterns individually. Rules and directives
from both Western Dressage Seat on the Rail and
Western Dressage Seat Horsemanship apply here.
The rail work and pattern work are each worth 50% of
the total score.
Complete rules for all of the classes I have discussed
can be found in the USEF rulebook, Western Dressage
Chapter, subchapters 10-12.
Each of the Western Dressage rail classes can have a
unique part to play in your journey to train your horse
well. WDAA offers a toolbox full of classes and opportunities.
You choose how to use them best for you
EE
Horsemanship is a pattern only class. There is no rail
work. The class is available for youth or amateur
riders. Allowable patterns may be found in the USEF
rulebook, at the end of the Western Dressage chapter.
General performance directives for Western
and your horse. I wish you all the best and I hope I’ll
run across you sometime out there, riding the rails…
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