USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026) score calculator.
Work out a percentage for USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026) from the marks on your sheet. 16 movements, none carrying a coefficient, 1 collective mark, 180 marks in total, and USEA's error of course rule applied for you. Free, no signup, and it keeps working with no signal.
What USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026) is worth.
Structure only, read from the published sheet. The wording and the layout of the test belong to USEA and are not reproduced here; you ride with the paper sheet in front of you.
| Federation | USEA |
|---|---|
| Level | Novice |
| Arena | 20x40 |
| Movements | 16 |
| Movements marked ×2 | none |
| Collective marks | 1 |
| Maximum marks | 180 |
10 × (16 + 0 + 2) = 180, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony of athlete and horse. A confident partnership created by adhering to the scale of training. | 2 | 20 |
What each percentage is in marks.
USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026) is marked out of 180, 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 180 |
|---|---|
| 50% | 90 |
| 55% | 99 |
| 60% | 108 |
| 62% | 111.6 |
| 65% | 117 |
| 68% | 122.4 |
| 70% | 126 |
| 75% | 135 |
Every mark on this sheet is worth 0.56 of a percentage point, so the half marks a judge gives move the score by 0.28 each.
USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026), answered.
How many marks is USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026) out of?
180. It has 16 movements, no movement carries a coefficient, and 1 collective mark worth 20 between them: 10 × (16 + 0 + 2) = 180, which is the maximum printed on the sheet.
What is 60% in USEA 2026 USEA Novice Dressage Test A (2026)?
108 marks out of 180. 65% is 117, 70% is 126, and every mark is worth 0.56 of a percentage point.
How many marks is an error of course under USEA rules?
Under USEA 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 USEF Rules for Eventing, EV119.1.b (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 180, which is 1.11 percentage points off the final score.
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