How it Works
We've tried to make everything as simple as possible when entering Red Rosettes! Please read the guide below to get started on your online competition journey with us.
General Rules
On entering a class with Red Rosettes, you accept and abide by the following rules/conditions- *All riders under the age of 18 MUST have parental permission. ​ *Ride at your own risk, Red Rosettes takes no responsibility for any injuries that may occur to the horse or rider when practising or filming a test. ​ *Red Rosettes Online Dressage reserve the right to refuse entry, without stating a reason. (Don’t worry this is unlikely to happen) *Videos of tests must not be entered if they have previously been judged. *Entry fees will not be refunded once an entry has been accepted due to the admin work we do from each entry received. This includes missing the closing date. As horse owners ourselves, we understand that things can go wrong, and we will be more than happy to transfer your entry to a later date due to lameness, etc. if contacted BEFORE the closing of the classes. ​ *Copyright laws must be abided by when submitting any video footage. Red Rosettes will not be held responsible/liable for any costs incurred because of infringement of copyright laws by any competitor or third party. *Callers are allowed in all classes apart from the eventing dressage. No outside help other than test directions is allowed. (no outside instructions to help improve) *Red Rosettes reserves the right to amend rules without notice, we advise you to check the rules regularly. ​ *The judge’s decision is final. Please ensure we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of your test sheet of any errors and we will endeavour to rectify them.  ​ ​
Riding Attire
Although we don't run to British Dressage rules we still require our riders to be safe.  *Gloves must be worn when riding or leading. *Casual riding wear can be worn. Bright colours and matching wear are allowed. *Show attire is not required but is welcome to be worn. For eventing classes, boots or bandages must be used if show attire is worn. *We no longer run to British Dressage rules therefore any tack is allowed in our classes however side, draw or elasticated reins are not permitted. *Spurs and whips are allowed, when used in a correct manner. When saluting with a whip the whip must not be in the hand in which salutes the judge.
Entering a Class
For our classes, we try to keep everything fair and simple. Enter your chosen class via our navigation link above ‘Enter Classes’. Standard Class – Our standard classes now run from In hand & Walk Ridden up to Elementary.  Each of the levels are run separately with rosettes/prizes per class. ​ List of standard classes – * In-Hand  * Walk Ridden * Intro * Prelim * Novice * Elementary Other Classes – We also have other classes running from time to time, these can be found on the second half of our schedule. Class Sections - You can choose to enter a class section related to you and your horse.  These are separate from the class other than using the score you received.  The class section has a highest-placed rosette to the winner of each section and each score will receive points as part of each section's league running from April to March. Sections available- -Cobs Only -Young Horse (4-6years) -Ex Racehorse (to have raced or trained) -Veteran Horse -Young Rider (Riders up to 15 years old) -Veteran Riders (Riders over 60 Years old) Prizes for the section leagues will be confirmed at a later date.
Class Restrictions
​Horse and rider combinations must ride at the appropriate level. We reserve the right to stop a horse and rider combination riding at a level if their ability shows they should be riding at a higher level. We want to keep this competition as fair as possible. Please note – these are a general guide, please see each class schedule for any alternative restrictions which may be applied. ​Horse and rider combinations who have achieved the below will need to enter into the open section if no open section is available the next level is to be entered or enter the current level HC: * Any OPEN Class - currently have zero restrictions. *In-Hand – No restrictions, this class is designed to be there for those needing it whether suffering from low confidence, an older horse, a young horse, rehab etc. *Walk Ridden – No restrictions, this class is designed to be there for those needing it whether suffering from low confidence, an older horse, a young horse, rehab etc. ​*Intro Level 1 – have scored 70% and over, four times OR placed 1st twice winning money.  *Prelim Level 2 – have scored 70% and over, four times OR placed 1st twice winning money. *Novice Level 3 – have scored 70% and over, OR placed 1st twice winning money. *Elementary Level 4 – currently have zero restrictions. Any leagues started at a level when not yet met restrictions, but then throughout the restrictions are met the league is allowed to be continued in the original level entered.  ​*No horse & rider combination may enter a class more than one level below their highest entry without permission from Red Rosettes Online Dressage. We understand things can change when it comes to horses, send us a message letting us know your situation, so long as it’s a fair reason then you can go back down levels if required. These restrictions are put into place to make the classes fairer, please do not abuse them.
FiLMING THE TEST
The person videoing your test must be standing behind C for both dressage and jumping tests (judge’s usual POV), if recording from a mobile phone the video must be taken in landscape mode and zoom in at the A end of the school if possible. *You need to be in the centre of the screen, if you go out of shot you can’t be judged. *The video must have sound, callers are allowed in all tests apart from Eventing classes. No training/help should be given while you ride your test. *Your video must not have any editing or parts missing from it. It must start at least 2 seconds before the rider enters at A and preferably 4 seconds after the rider salutes at the end. *You need to ride in either an arena or on grass but both must have markers, if you do not have arena letters these can be made using buckets, jump wings, cones etc. The test can not be judged without the judge being able to see the marker you are riding too. *Your arena can be of any size as long as the markers are set out in the correct places. For riding the test, you will need to ride your arena as a 20x40m. *Make sure you film in good light, a lot of marks can be lost when riding with the sun behind you when coming up the centre line. For cases like this we suggest you swap the markers around so the entry can be made at the other side. *You are not required to introduce your test but it is advised to help the judge.
Riding the test
*The judge salute should be made with reins and whip (if carried) in one hand and the freehand lowered to the rider’s side and the rider should nod their head. *Trot may be ridden sitting or rising (or a mixture of both) in all tests up to and including Elementary Level 4.
submitting your video
Submitting your video is easy. Please allow 48 hours for my response to your submission to be received before the 25th of the month and 24 hours after the 25th. It’s all done manually and not always able to do them straight away. Please note – when sending your video to us we need to upload it to YouTube in order to make it easily accessible to our judges, we add the video as unlisted and only give the judge that needs it the link. It is then deleted the next month. Therefore if you have a YouTube account of your own please send as a link, set it to unlisted to enable us to view it but not for public viewing on YouTube. - Facebook Upload your video directly to our event page in the discussion section. We set up an event page for each level each month, just find the correct level/month and click the discussion page to upload directly. I will like your video post to confirm I’ve received it, however Facebook often requires the post to be approved so please don’t panic and upload numerous videos if it doesn’t show straight away. I try my best to pop onto the event page at least every 24 hours to approve any posts waiting. - YouTube If you have a YouTube account, upload your video as normal making sure it’s set to either public or unlisted and send the link along via email to redrosettesonlinedressage@gmail.com with the following information – ​Rider Name – Horse Name – Class & Level Entered – ​ I will reply via email to confirm receipt of the video submission, this is usually done within 48 hours throughout the month, or 12/24hours closer to classes closing. -WeTransfer Head to the WeTransfer website, upload your video and send it to our email redrosettesonlinedressage@gmail.com. I will reply via email to confirm receipt of the video submission, this is usually done within 48 hours throughout the month, or 12/24hours closer to classes closing. We will always help if you are stuck on submitting your video. Just message us on our social media or email us directly.  redrosettesonlinedressage@gmail.com
Rosettes & Prizes
*Rosettes will be awarded 1-10th every time no matter the number of entries, including double placings. Cash winnings will be awarded as following: (Currently on trail) -Winnings/Prizes 1st Place – £25 when the class has ten entries or above. There will be no winnings awarded for class sections unless otherwise stated on the schedule. Any other prizes/winnings will be added to the class entry information.
