Introducing the best way to train, learn, develop, and explore Working Equitation!

Welcome to the Working Equitation Online Training Competitions.

Perfect your dressage and obstacles without travelling.

Explore Working Equitation with no commitment and no specialist equipment required.

No need to have Working Equitation obstacles at your stables or barn.

Work on your feedback and improve each month.

We now offer Performance EQ in depth analysis as an option for all entries.

Each month competitors will ride a dressage test (see below for test downloads) followed by 5 obstacles from the ease of handling phase that you can make at home, in your school, in your ménage, or even in a corner of your field. We will show you how you can create obstacles using items you have around the yard or can very easily source without big cost. You can find our free obstacle making and obstacle riding resources here: https://www.equus.training/we-at-home

The online training events can be videoed in your own time uploaded to YouTube and the links submitted to the platform when you are ready, in time for the upload closing date.

Making your entry:

1. Enter your details on the form just as you would for a normal event. Add the entry to your basket and checkout. Multiple entries for multiple riders and / or dates can be added to your cart and paid for at the same time.
2. Once your entry is confirmed you can start practicing and recording your dressage test and individual obstacles.
3. When you have your videos ready and you are happy to submit them, upload them to Youtube as an unlisted video, copying and pasting the links into a "video upload" item here: https://www.equus.training/shop/Online-Working-Equ...
   Note, you will need to have already entered and paid for your entry before you submit your video links. The video upload is a free "item" that will ask you for the confirmed order number from your entry that will allow us to match your videos to your entry. Full details of how to create an unlisted video can be found on the video upload item https://www.equus.training/shop/Online-Working-Equ...
4. Sit back and wait for your feedback and results.

About the classes:

There are options for GB classes from Junior up to Inter B plus an international class. (GB riders wishing to ride at a level higher than Inter B can chose the international class, select GB and type the class level in the notes).

The international class allows riders to choose any country and any level of competition.

(You can get full details on how to ride the obstacles at each level and what a judge is looking for on our Competitive WE page: https://www.equus.training/Competitive-WE

Tests will be watched and judged on a large screen so everything will be seen clearly.

Please record your test in landscape mode not portrait.

Top Tips for Dressage - as with any dressage test, your test should be first and foremost, accurate and relaxed. Focus on showing a partnership with your horse and enjoy yourself.

Your test may be read for you if you need.

The 2025 dressage tests (in use for April entries onwards) can be found here:

Junior B

Junior A

Walk & Trot

Novice

Riding and recording the Ease of Handling Obstacles:

Your obstacles can be ridden and recorded individually. There is no requirement to film or ride all of the obstacles in a single take. This competition is all about helping you perfect each obstacle and therefore marks are awarded for the obstacles individually. You may record your obstacles on different days, or all on the same day, that is up to you. Each obstacle must include an approach, the obstacle and a move away from the obstacle. We have created a free set of resources on how to make and ride each obstacle which can be found here: https://www.equus.training/we-at-home

Obstacles of the Month:

NOVEMBER’S OBSTACLES

The 5 obstacles to be ridden and recorded for November are:

All Classes - Rope Gate, Rein Back Corridor, Jump, Jug

For Junior B, & Walk and Trot levels only - Switch Cup

For Junior A, Novice and “pick your own” levels (above a Junior / Walk & Trot level) - Sideways Pole

(plus optionals for those that wish to - see below)

DECEMBER’S OBSTACLES

The 5 obstacles to be ridden and recorded for December are:

All Classes - Barrels, Slalom, Switch Cup, Pen

For Junior B, & Walk and Trot levels only - Bridge

For Junior A, Novice and “pick your own” levels (above a Junior / Walk & Trot level) - Sideways Pole

Based on feedback and requests to be able to be judged on other obstacles we have added some additional obstacles ONLY for those who want to.

These are optional:

1. If you would like to ride and be judged on a Bull Line, and if you have the equipment at home to do so, safely, and would like to add this as a 6th obstacle, you may add this on.
2. If you have a wooden gate with the correct WE dimensions and would like to record this in addition to a Rope Gate (where this is an obstacle for the month), this can be a 7th obstacle.

Further months will be posted here.

Uploading your Videos:

Once you have made your entry you can spend time practising and perfecting your dressage test and the obstacles for the month of competition.

What do you get?:

Alongside the advice on building your obstacles at home and tips on how to ride each one with instructional videos, at the end of each competition, with the results you will receive your test sheets from both the dressage and your obstacles. As with any other dressage test your sheet will provide an explanation of your marks and comments for how to improve. The obstacle sheet will provide also information on your marks with areas for improvement. Both these will be emailed to you providing a lasting copy you can refer to.

Closing Dates:

Month	Entries Close	Last Date to Upload	Results Announced By
January 26	31 January	8 February	28 February
February 26	28 February	8 March	31 March
March 26	31 March	13 April	30 April
April 26	30 April	11 May	30 May
May 26	31 May	8 June	30 June
June 26	30 June	13 July	31 July
July 26	31 July	10 August	31 August
August 26	31 August	14 September	30 September
September 26	30 September	12 October	31 October
October 26	31 October	9 November	30 November
November 26	30 November	14 December	31 December
December 26	31 December	11 January	31 January

Rules and Conditions of Entry:

1. The competition is run by Equus Training.
2. No responsibility can be taken by the organisers for loss or injury resulting from partaking in the online training competitions. Owners and riders are to take note that riding horses can result in accident or injury and reasonable and practicable precautions should be taken when riding and around horses.
3. Equus Training recommend that a protective riding hat with the relevant safety standards should be worn when partaking in riding. All riders entering the Junior classes must be seen in the videos wearing a riding hat with a harness fitted and secured.
4. Junior riders (Junior B and Junior A) must be 16 years old or under at the time of riding / recording. Competitors for the "Walk and Trot" and "Novice" should be older than 16 years.
5. The organiser reserves the right to combine classes and withhold rosettes where class entries are deemed too low to warrant individual classes.
6. No responsibility can be taken for a competitors failure to upload a video within the required timeframe. The organisers will make every effort to contact a competitor using the contact details provided should it be found that a video has not uploaded correctly and is therefore unwatchable.
7. Entries made after the closing date, or videos uploaded after the video submission date for a given month will be automatically transferred to the subsequent month's competition and the competitor informed.
8. Videos must be recorded specifically for the training competition being entered and not be copies of videos from previous competitions / months.
9. Entry fees for online training events are non-refundable.
10. Questions and queries can be emailed to events@equus.training
11. Dress code: Competitors should be wearing neat, tidy and safe riding attire suitable for Working Equitation (ABWE). This can be, but does not need to be "competition wear".
12. Marks: Marks will be award for the dressage and obstacles phases in accordance with the rules for The Association of British Working Equitation. Variance to the marking guidance will only apply to "presentation" where the dress code has been relaxed.
13. Tack: ABWE rules and guidance do not apply to the online training events.
14. The online training events are not affiliated to ABWE.