Dressage Show News and Dressage Show Venues

USDF Dressage Shows

Dressage Shows in America also covers dressage news from around the world. Up to the minute dressage news including show results is taken from reliable sources to provide full coverage.

Dressage Show Venues

Important dressage shows in the United States include those held in Wellington, Florida and Ocala, Florida. Dressage shows in Wellington, FL include Adequan Global Dressage Festival, Wellington Classic Dressage, Gold Coast Dressage, and Equestrian Sports Production. In Ocala, Florida, dressage shows are held at the World Equestrian Center and Florida Horse Park. Additionally in Florida, sanctioned dressage shows are held at Fox Lea Farm, Venice, Florida and TerraNova Equestrian Center near Sarasota, FL.

Elsewhere in the United States, other top level dressage shows are held a several other venues including:

Del-Mar, CA | Devon PA | Flintridge, CA | Kentucky Horse Park | Lamplight, IL | Lexington, VA | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Tryon, NC

Dressage Show News

Dressage Rules

Dressage shows in America are governed by FEI Dressage Tests and FEI Dressage Rules. These tests and rules set out how each level of dressage will be measured and are guidelines for dressage judges to score each rider. Dressage tests are updated periodically to keep the sport interesting for horse, riders, and spectators.

Dressage Test Note

Dressage riders use these FEI Dressage Tests for practice and at the lower levels will have a trainer or friend call out the next step. The tests require certain skills to be demonstrated in specific order and get more complex as the rider advances to higher test levels. At higher levels riders must ride without someone calling out the next step.

FEI

The Fe'de'ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) governs all equestrian show and events by setting standards for qualifying and performing in horse shows throughout the world. Dressage standards are set by FEI and further developed by national dressage organizations such as the United States Dressage Foundation (USDF.)

USDF Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events includes all USDF rated Dressage shows in the United States, listed by region.

The United States Dressage Foundation (USDF) establishes dressage programs in the United States that conform to the FEI Dressage Tests and Rules. The USDF also adds some of its own standards to dressage shows in the United States.