Free Dressage Test Calculator

Which federations' tests are built in?

1447 tests from 53 federations and organisers, listed in full further up this page: British Dressage, British Eventing, the Pony Club, the FEI, USEF and USDF, Cadora, Equestrian Australia and ESNZ, and national federations across Europe and beyond, from France's FFE and the Dutch KNHS to Japan's JEF. Pick a federation and a test and the movement count, the double movements and the collective marks are set for you, with the maximum shown so you can check it against your sheet. The movements themselves are never shown, because the wording of a sheet belongs to the body that publishes it. Anything not listed you set up by hand.

Are tests from other countries included?

Very likely. Besides the UK and Ireland it carries national tests from France (FFE reprises), the Netherlands (KNHS proeven), Belgium (Paardensport Vlaanderen and LEWB), Spain (RFHE), Portugal (FEP), Italy (FISE), Switzerland and Austria (Swiss Equestrian and OEPS Aufgaben), Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, Poland and the Czech Republic, as well as the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya and Japan. Test names are shown as the federation prints them, so you will find "Lätt C:1" or "Club 4 - Poney 3" as it appears on your sheet. Germany's national tests are sold in a booklet and are not included.

Do all federations score the same way?

The bones are the same everywhere: marks out of 10, some movements counted twice, collective marks at the end, and a percentage of the maximum. The detail varies. Collective marks run from one to eight depending on the test, and a few have none at all; a collective may count once or as much as six times; an error of course costs marks off the total in some federations and percentage points off the score in others, and the rule gets revised; and a few tests are marked on two sheets whose percentages are averaged. The calculator follows each test's own rules.

How do you calculate a dressage percentage?

Add up every mark you were awarded, including the collective marks and counting any coefficient movement twice. Divide by the highest score the sheet could have given you, then multiply by 100. If your sheet has 24 marks available the maximum is 240, so a total of 168.5 comes out at 70.21%.

What does a coefficient or ×2 mean?

It marks a movement the sheet counts twice because it matters more. A 7 becomes 14, and the maximum for that line goes from 10 to 20. Tick the ×2 box on those rows and the calculator handles both halves of that. On a built-in test the coefficients are set for you.

What is a collective mark?

The overall marks at the foot of the sheet, given once for the whole test rather than for a single movement: traditionally paces, impulsion, submission and the rider, though many tests now give a single mark for harmony instead. They often carry a coefficient, so a 7 at ×2 is worth 14. The calculator lists each test's collective marks by name, in the order they are printed.

How many marks is an error of course?

It depends on the federation, so the calculator applies the rule of the federation whose test you pick, taken from its own current rule book, and names it under the errors box. There are two kinds. Many federations take marks off the total before the percentage is worked out: British Dressage, British Eventing and many others take 2 for the first error and a further 4 for the second, with elimination on the third, while Swiss Equestrian takes 2, 5 and 10. Others take percentage points off the final score: the FEI takes 2 and eliminates senior riders on the second error, with a gentler 0.5 then 1 for its youth classes, a scale many European national tests also use. Where a test's own sheet prints a different rule, the calculator follows the sheet. On a custom sheet the British Dressage pattern is applied.

Do half marks count?

Yes. Marks run 0 to 10 and halves are allowed throughout, so 6.5 and 7.5 are ordinary scores. A few rider-style marks, such as those on Poland's +1447 tests, are given in tenths, and those boxes accept a mark like 7.3.

How are tests with a quality mark scored?

Some tests are marked on two sheets: one for the movements and one for a handful of quality or rider marks, usually out of 40. Each becomes a percentage and the final score is the average of the two, so 70% for the movements and 75% for quality gives 72.5%. Portugal's pony trophy tests, Spain's Infantiles tests and Poland's +1447 tests work this way; the calculator scores them like that and shows both parts beside the result.

Can I score an older edition of an FEI test?

Yes. Older editions of FEI dressage, eventing and para tests are included for anyone scoring an old sheet or a competition still running one, such as the 2009 Grand Prix or the eventing tests from before the 2019 star levels. They sit in a Superseded editions group at the bottom of the test list, each named with its year, and picking one tells you which current test replaced it, with a link. For a competition today, use the current test.

What is a good dressage score?

Roughly: 60% is a sound test, 65% a good one, above 70% strong. It shifts with the level and the judge, so a 62% at a higher level can beat a 68% lower down as a piece of riding.

Why is my percentage different from the score sheet?

Almost always one of these: a coefficient not counted twice, the wrong number of collectives, an error of course not deducted or deducted under a different federation's rule, the wrong edition of the test, or a rounding difference in the last decimal place. Check the movement and collective counts against the paper first, because that sets the maximum everything else is measured against.

Can I print or save my score sheet?

Yes. Once every mark is in, Print gives a clean one-page sheet with the marks, the total and the percentage, and Save downloads the same sheet as a file you can keep, email or print later. Add the rider and horse and they appear on it.

Can I link straight to a test?

Yes. Every built-in test has its own address that opens the calculator with that sheet ready to mark, which show organisers and clubs can put in a schedule or an entry system. The Link to a test page explains the format.

Is it free, and does it work without a signal?

Free, with no account and no sign-up. Every sum happens in your browser, so once the page has opened it keeps working with no signal at all. Your marks are never uploaded, and they are not saved either, so reloading clears the sheet.

Can I put it on my phone's home screen?

Yes. Your browser's "Add to home screen" or "Install" option will pin it like an app, which is the quickest way to have it ready in a lorry park with one bar of signal.

Your marks stay with you

Every calculation happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is saved, and there is no account to make. That also means a reload clears the sheet, so finish a test before you refresh.

It works without a signal

Your browser keeps a copy of this page and the files it needs, so it opens again on a dead connection. Those are our own files only: no marks, no identifiers, nothing about you. Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app.

Pick your test, or build any sheet

1447 tests from 53 federations are built in, so choosing one sets the movements, the doubles and the collectives for you. Anything else, including unaffiliated classes and other disciplines, you set up by hand. The wording of a test belongs to the body that publishes it and is not reproduced here, only the structure the arithmetic needs, so you keep the paper sheet in front of you either way.

It counts, it does not judge

This works out a percentage from marks you have already been given. It has no opinion on whether a movement deserved a 6 or a 7, and where its answer differs from the sheet in your hand, the sheet is right.