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competitors
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The Story behind
the Dressage Letters
- 2 possible
explanations
Letters were not used until
International competitions began
with the Olympics in the 1900's.
The first competition in 1921
did not have letters.
No Olympics were held in 1916
because of World War 1.
The letters just "appeared" in
1920 Olympics and no one has
ever been able to find the
origin although various theories
have been advanced over the
years, including one theory that
the letters were the first
letter of the names of cities
conquered by the Romans.
A second
possibility:
"It appears that in the Old
Imperial German Court the walls
of the Royal Mews/Stable yard
were initially marked with
letters indicating where each
Courtier and/or rider's horse
was to be stood to await its
rider.
K = Kaiser/King
F = Furst/Prince
P = Pferdknecht/Ostler
V = Vassal
E = Edling/Ehrengast/Guest of
Honour
B = Bannertrager/Standard Bearer
S = Schzkanzler/Chancellor of
Exchequer
R - Ritter/Knight
M = Meier/Stewart
H = Hofsmarshall/Lord Chancellor
However, in the 1920 Olympics,
the letters on the centreline
were also used:
A, D, L, X, I, G and C
____________
News
from the FEI 17th February 2010:
"The Fédération Equestre
Internationale (FEI) is happy to announce the launch of its first ever
official mobile application.
“FEI EquiTests”,
developed in close cooperation with Canada-based e-learning and visual
communication design specialists Numen Communciations Inc., is a mobile
application designed to help riders learn, reference and practice FEI
Dressage tests.
“FEI EquiTests”, is available worldwide through the Apple iTunes
store under FEI license.
For each test, the application allows iPhone and iPod users to:
- read the test instructions along with the marking criteria;
- view Dressage animation diagrams that outline the movements of the
test;
- record and play readings of the test that are perfectly timed to match
the user’s individual horses and the arena in which they are practicing;
- reference the official Dressage test score sheet to see where the
judges’ emphasis is;
- get better understanding of the FEI Rules as PDFs of the rulebooks on
topics such as movement definitions, competition rules, dress code,
judging and veterinary inspection are available;
- keep up-to-date with the latest Dressage news through the FEI news
feed.
FEI EquiTests 1
is available for free, so that riders and coaches may evaluate
the features available. This application includes all features related
to one sample test: the globally used FEI Young Riders Individual
Competition Test.
FEI EquiTests 2
includes all the most recent 2009 FEI Eventing Dressage Tests and is
available for only USD 9.99.
Additional versions of FEI EquiTests featuring FEI Dressage and FEI
Para-Equestrian Dressage tests will be launched later this year.
”Publishing the FEI Dressage test content for
the iPhone and iPod Touch is a success story for
EquiApps.com
as it illustrates the quality and real-world functionality we are
interested in publishing," said Tanya Heins of Numen Communications Inc.
"Our goal is to establish
EquiApps.com as the leading equestrian mobile application developer
and provide digital learning and reference tools that make sense to an
active outdoor equestrian lifestyle.”
”This exciting development is a perfect example for FEI’s ambitions to
proactively use the various opportunities today’s digital media are
offering to introduce the sport and its fascination through new channels
to new and younger audiences,” FEI Executive Director, Commercial
Carsten Couchouron commented. “FEI EquiTests provides riders and coaches
with a valuable and user-friendly tool for the further development of
individual riding skills”.
For more details visit the official websites at
www.equiapps.com and the Apple ITunes store:
FEI
EquiTests 1 and
FEI
EquiTests 2
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