A real dressage test (borrowed from elsewhere - facebook)

[night-mare]

Oooooh dear, why does all of this sound awfully familiar?  

[annep]

Having a really good giggle here! Would be great to have these in a book with cartoons to illustrate!! ( or better still , a DVD compilation  ) ... I could add the time we went in and out over the boards so many times in a row that the judge gave up writing the "exits" on the sheet and caller could'nt carry on calling test because she was in tears laughing. 

[drummers mum]

  love these stories...and love the fact you laugh

At least none of you stopped to poo in front of the judges car

[cirocco]

.....SO funny

For everyone who has fallen off during a test, or been dropped, or dumped in any way this is so real..

I once went to watch a really experienced local dressage rider on her new and very expensive horse. It was ok for a few laps, perfect trot, then into canter, gallop, exit arena, gallop off off into distance....Because she was a snooty cow we all stood and gave her a round of applause. Then fell about laughing.