When taking lessons, doing flatwork, attending clinics or doing a dressage test, a rider should know where the letters are situated in a riding arena. This will prevent the rider from looking for the letter around the arena while riding. This is distracting, especially if the rider is looking for an invisible letter.
A dressage arena that is 20 metres by 60 meters has 12 visible letters around the outside and 5 invisible letters down the centreline.
A dressage arena that is 20 meters by 40 meters has 8 visible letters around the outside and 3 invisible letters down the centreline.
A is where the athletes enter, X is in the middle of the arena, and C is where the judges sit.
20 metre x 40 metre arena
Visible letters going clockwise can be remembered by saying:
All
Keen
Engaged
Horses
Can
Move
Big &
Fancy
All
Keen
Engaged
Horses
Can
Move
Beautifully
Forward
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Can
Manage
Big
Fences
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Carried
Many
Brave
Fighters
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Can
Move
Beautifully
Forward
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Can
Make
Big
Farts
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Can
Move
Bloody
Fast
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Canter
Merrily
By
France
All
King
Edwards
Horses
Can
Make
Beautiful
Foals
Invisible letters down the centre line from A going to C can be remembered by saying:
Do
Xtra
Good
20 metre x 60 metre arena
Visible letters going clockwise can be remembered by saying:
All
King
Victor's
Exceptionally
Stunning
Horses
Can
Manage
Really
Big
Plastic
Fences
All
King
Victor's
Exceptionally
Stunning
Horses
Can
Make
Really
Big
Pretty
Foals
All
King
Victor's
Exceptionally
Stunning
Horses
Can
Move
Really
Big
Prancing
Freely
All
King
Victor's
Exceptionally
Stunning
Horses
Can
Make
Really
Beautiful
Prancing
Foals
All
King
Victor's
Expensive
Show
Horses
Can
Make
Really
Big
Pongy
Farts
Invisible letters down the centre line from A going to C can be remembered by saying:
Doing
Lots
Xtra
Is
Good
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