DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024) score calculator.
Work out a percentage for DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024) from the marks on your sheet. 13 movements, movements 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12 carrying a coefficient, 5 collective marks, 260 marks in total, and Dressage South Africa's error of course rule applied for you. Free, no signup, and it keeps working with no signal.
What DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024) is worth.
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| Federation | Dressage South Africa |
|---|---|
| Level | Preliminary |
| Arena | 20x60 |
| Movements | 13 |
| Movements marked ×2 | 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 |
| Collective marks | 5 |
| Maximum marks | 260 |
10 × (13 + 6 + 7) = 260, 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 | 2 | 20 |
| Submission | 2 | 20 |
| Rider's Position and Seat | 1 | 10 |
| Rider's Correct and Effective Use of Aids | 1 | 10 |
What each percentage is in marks.
DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024) is marked out of 260, 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 260 |
|---|---|
| 50% | 130 |
| 55% | 143 |
| 60% | 156 |
| 62% | 161.2 |
| 65% | 169 |
| 68% | 176.8 |
| 70% | 182 |
| 75% | 195 |
Every mark on this sheet is worth 0.38 of a percentage point, so the half marks a judge gives move the score by 0.19 each. A movement carrying a coefficient of 2 is worth 7.7% of the total, twice what any other movement is worth.
DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024), answered.
How many marks is DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024) out of?
260. It has 13 movements, movements 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12 carry a coefficient of 2, and 5 collective marks worth 70 between them: 10 × (13 + 6 + 7) = 260, which is the maximum printed on the sheet.
What is 60% in DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 1 (2024)?
156 marks out of 260. 65% is 169, 70% is 182, and every mark is worth 0.38 of a percentage point.
How many marks is an error of course under Dressage South Africa rules?
Under Dressage South Africa 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. That is the rule in the DSA National Dressage Rules, Rules 32.7.9 / 32.7.12 (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 260, which is 0.77 percentage points off the final score.
Other tests at this level
The rest of what Dressage South Africa runs at Preliminary, each one opening the calculator with that sheet already built.
- DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Freestyle (2024)
- DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 2 (2024)
- DSA Preliminary (Training Level) Test 3 (2024)
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