British Dressage Novice 1 (2024) score calculator.
Work out a percentage for British Dressage Novice 1 (2024) from the marks on your sheet. 18 movements, movement 15 carrying a coefficient, 4 collective marks, 250 marks in total, and British Dressage's error of course rule applied for you. Free, no signup, and it keeps working with no signal.
What British Dressage Novice 1 (2024) is worth.
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| Federation | British Dressage |
|---|---|
| Level | Novice |
| Arena | 20x40 |
| Movements | 18 |
| Movements marked ×2 | 15 |
| Collective marks | 4 |
| Maximum marks | 250 |
10 × (18 + 1 + 6) = 250, the maximum printed on the sheet. Every test on this site had to reconcile that way before it shipped, and the calculator checks it again in your browser each time you open a sheet, so a wrong pick shows up immediately.
The collective marks
| Collective mark | Coefficient | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| Paces | 1 | 10 |
| Impulsion | 1 | 10 |
| Co-operation | 2 | 20 |
| Rider's position and seat | 2 | 20 |
What each percentage is in marks.
British Dressage Novice 1 (2024) is marked out of 250, so the score you need for a given percentage is not the same as it is on any sheet with a different maximum. These are the marks to aim at on this one.
| Percentage | Marks out of 250 |
|---|---|
| 50% | 125 |
| 55% | 137.5 |
| 60% | 150 |
| 62% | 155 |
| 65% | 162.5 |
| 68% | 170 |
| 70% | 175 |
| 75% | 187.5 |
Every mark on this sheet is worth 0.40 of a percentage point, so the half marks a judge gives move the score by 0.20 each. A movement carrying a coefficient of 2 is worth 8.0% of the total, twice what any other movement is worth.
British Dressage Novice 1 (2024), answered.
How many marks is British Dressage Novice 1 (2024) out of?
250. It has 18 movements, movement 15 carries a coefficient of 2, and 4 collective marks worth 60 between them: 10 × (18 + 1 + 6) = 250, which is the maximum printed on the sheet.
What is 60% in British Dressage Novice 1 (2024)?
150 marks out of 250. 65% is 162.5, 70% is 175, and every mark is worth 0.40 of a percentage point.
How many marks is an error of course under British Dressage rules?
Under British Dressage rules the first error of course costs 2 marks, the second a further 4, and the third error means elimination. Marks come off the sheet total before the percentage is worked out. PSG to Grand Prix sheets use the FEI rule printed on the sheet: elimination on the second error. That is the rule in the BD Members' Handbook, Rule 129 (Penalties for errors of course) (2026, effective 1 Jan 2026), and the calculator applies it automatically. Rules get revised, so where your rule book or sheet differs, the sheet is right. On this sheet that first error costs 2 marks out of 250, which is 0.8 percentage points off the final score.
Other tests at this level
The rest of what British Dressage runs at Novice, each one opening the calculator with that sheet already built. One more is on the British Dressage page.
- Novice 2 (2024)
- Novice 3 (2024)
- Novice 4 (2024)
- Novice 5 (2024)
- Novice 6 (2024)
- Novice 22 (2007)
- Novice 23 (2012)
- Novice 24 (2010)
- Novice 27 (2007)
- Novice 28 (2008)
- Novice 30 (2006)
- Novice 34 (2009)
- Novice 37A (2017)
- Novice 38 (2005)
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