Sposor Para equestrian Program at Spirit

PARA EQUESTRIAN & PARA DRESSAGE

About Horses, People and magic between them, about (dis)abilities, life skills, communication, taste of success and joy of life ....

Dancing with a horse

Dancing with a horse
Matt Trott Colorado 2006

Welcome!

This Blog will promote, inform, record and report by text, photos and video, history, recent activities and vision of Para equestrian idea in Spirit Open Equestrian Program Inc, as well as at National and International level.

Spirit OEP is dedicated to create opportunity for as much as possible riders in Para equestrian discipline, as well as promote idea of social integration for people with disabilities via horseback riding and sport.

This is above and beyond Therapeutic Riding, and it is a link to equestrian sport and horsemanship which inspire and teach about life and life skills.

Welcome and contact me if you want to add, comment, ask a question.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Good to know...


(Photo: Joop Stokkel, NE top PE rider)
FEI (International Equestrian Federation) has written tests for each level of para-equestrian competition. While the tests are different than U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) dressage tests, the movements included make them roughly comparable to the following USEF levels:

Grades Ia and Ib are equivalent to Intro Level.
Grade II is equivalent to Training Level.
Grade III is equivalent to First Level.
Grade IV is equivalent to Third Level.
Para-equestrian riders can compete in open shows and can use special equipment or compensating aides (a whip in each hand, for example) as allowed by their "dispensation certificate" from the USEF. At open shows, riders with disabilities can choose to ride the standard USEF tests in able-bodied divisions, ride their FEI para-equestrian test as a test of choice, or do both.
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