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Dear members,

Update on HKEF Online Dressage Series via Dressage Anywhere in December

Following the overwhelming entries received over the past two months, the online dressage series via the Dressage Anywhere platform organized by HKEF and supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club will continue in December. Commenced in October, Dressage Anywhere, the worldwide online dressage competition website, offers dedicated classes only for Hong Kong based horses and riders. This allows the equestrian community to continue to ride during the postponed competition season due to the pandemic.

Concluding the November series, it was very encouraging to see a total of 177 entries to all available classes. To keep our riders training and riding in dressage, in December we will see another cycle – with classes from Introductory to Advanced Medium in both short and long arenas for Senior (over 16 years old) and Junior (16 years and under) sections.

Dressage tests for December series:

https://www.dressageanywhere.com/Competitor/EnterCompetition/621

Points to note

1. Dressage Tests

• Tests can also be viewed from https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JWmlW6lBtvd6GY64BkbuXAuXEiYEBvcR?usp=sharing
• Classes marked in red in the above table are open to specific group, i.e. Junior riders

2. Entry

• Create your own account to enter to the classes, you may register at https://www.dressageanywhere.com/Account/Register?reference=alt
• For easy reference, please kindly register with rider’s name and representing riding school
• Entry fee will be directly paid to the platform for every entry, price subject to the class entered
• Make sure only letters and numbers are included in the postcode field of the billing/shipping address. A postcode is a requirement for our payment system, but 0 is fine to use.
• No late entry will be accepted under any circumstances

3. Rules

• All tests will run under Dressage Anywhere Rules (Please check the rules on the website)
• All participants are highly recommend to read the rules before taking the video for the series. For example, Sheepskin padding on a bridle is not permitted under BD rules and 2 marks were deducted from one rider

4. Video taking and uploading

• Videos should be filmed at C marker outside arena of rider’s home stables
• Sound must be recorded
• Video format: MOV, MOD, AVI, MP4, M4V, WMV
• Videos can be uploaded to Dressage Anywhere, YouTube, Dropbox or WeTransfer by competitors

For details, you may refer to the Video Guide at https://www.dressageanywhere.com/Help/VideoGuide

5. Judging

• TBC

6. Announcement and Distribution of Results

• Results and leader board will be updated on the platform after judges finish judging all entries recorded. The HKEF will be assisting in the announcement of results
• Virtual score sheet with marks and comments will be sent to individual rider via email
• Rosettes are kindly sponsored by HKJC and will be sent by Wendy Hung to the Riding Schools for distribution

7. Monthly League Champion (Cancelled)

• With the recent closure of HKJC Public Riding Schools until further notice, riders from Public Riding Schools will not be able to take part in HKEF Online Dressage Series via Dressage Anywhere for December. Thus, the team league for December will be cancelled.

Thank you for your understanding.

8. Social distancing

• With the latest development of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, all competitors are reminded to maintain social distancing and all pandemic measures during the video recording at respective riding schools at all times.

If riders are interested in joining the series, you may visit Dressage Anywhere website https://www.dressageanywhere.com/Competitor/EnterCompetition/621 and submit your entry by 26 December 2020 (Sat) 23:59 (GMT+8).

Please feel free to contact us if you have any question.