{"id":1621,"date":"2025-02-26T23:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsevoyage.it\/2025\/02\/26\/dressage-what-are-the-rectangle-letters-for\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:38:25","slug":"dressage-what-are-the-rectangle-letters-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsevoyage.it\/en\/2025\/02\/26\/dressage-what-are-the-rectangle-letters-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressage: what are the rectangle letters for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1621\" class=\"elementor elementor-1621 elementor-1196\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88f7d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f88f7d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the letters in the dressage rectangle are for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ae2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8ae2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"1um81128-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1um81128-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1um81128-0-0\">A, K, V, E, S, H, C, M, R, B, P, F, D, L, X, I, G&#8211;these letters are a real nightmare for every dressagist!<br \/>Those who practice this fine discipline, whether on horseback or with bindings, must confront these enigmatic symbols every day. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"dua4v455-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dua4v455-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dua4v455-0-0\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"5t1tf705-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5t1tf705-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5t1tf705-0-0\">Dressage (from French: \u201cstraightening\u201d or \u201ctraining\u201d) is an equestrian discipline that involves performing movements on a rectangular field measuring 20&#215;60 meters.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"fjtsofc8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fjtsofc8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fjtsofc8-0-0\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"8t77s63a-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8t77s63a-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8t77s63a-0-0\">Seventeen letters are used (twelve physical and five virtual), but for less experienced riders, the number is reduced to twelve (eight physical plus three virtual).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"b1pbt2bc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b1pbt2bc-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b1pbt2bc-0-0\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dt2er\" data-offset-key=\"1bkut9b9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1bkut9b9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1bkut9b9-0-0\">These letters are arranged at fixed distances and subdivide the short and long sides of the course, as well as the imaginary lines of the diagonals, longitudinal and transverse. 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