.::Forming A Quadrille Team::.
Interested in Participating? New Teams ALWAYS Welcome!
When the original two quadrille teams formed in 2009, none of the riders or trainers had any experience with quadrilles. While there are USDF rules and regulations for quadrille teams, our Quadrille Challenge is made up of freestyle performances; therefore, virtually anything goes! PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE CHALLENGE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
To form a team, all you need is a minimum of four horses and four riders. The horses should get along well enough that work in pairs is not dangerous. Their strides should match well enough to perform in pairs, however any mix of horse breeds is perfectly fine. If you would like information on forming a quadrille team, forming your own competition if you are not in the Mid-Atlantic region, and/or participating in the 2011 Challenge, please contact Jessica Kuc via EMAIL or by calling 610.681.6111.
To form a team, all you need is a minimum of four horses and four riders. The horses should get along well enough that work in pairs is not dangerous. Their strides should match well enough to perform in pairs, however any mix of horse breeds is perfectly fine. If you would like information on forming a quadrille team, forming your own competition if you are not in the Mid-Atlantic region, and/or participating in the 2011 Challenge, please contact Jessica Kuc via EMAIL or by calling 610.681.6111.
Quadrille Challenge Official Rules and Regulations
1.) Teams must be made up of an even number of horses/riders. The minimum number to form a team is four.
2.) The routine must be unique and completed to music. From the first halt, the routine can not take more than Five Minutes.
3.) Music must be on a CD. A backup CD is encouraged.
4.) Routines may be walk/trot or walk/trot/canter. Walk/trot routines may not include First Level dressage movements and above, ex. Half pass, renvers/travers, shoulder-in, lengthenings/extensions, etc. Walk/trot/canter routines should be level-specific, ex. a first level quadrille, third level quadrille, etc.
5.) Routines must include work in pairs and apart.
6.) Costumes are optional and anything goes. However, we strongly encourage each competitor to order and wear an official Ride 4 Hope t-shirt. Orders go through Jessica Kuc a few months before the competition.
7.) Each rider is strongly advised to collect at least $100 for St. Jude's prior to the event from friends and family who cannot attend.
8. Routines must be choreographed for a 60x20 meter standard dressage arena.
PLEASE VISIT OUR MOVEMENTS & PATTERNS PAGE FOR EXAMPLES OF COMMON QUADRILLE PATTERNS.
2.) The routine must be unique and completed to music. From the first halt, the routine can not take more than Five Minutes.
3.) Music must be on a CD. A backup CD is encouraged.
4.) Routines may be walk/trot or walk/trot/canter. Walk/trot routines may not include First Level dressage movements and above, ex. Half pass, renvers/travers, shoulder-in, lengthenings/extensions, etc. Walk/trot/canter routines should be level-specific, ex. a first level quadrille, third level quadrille, etc.
5.) Routines must include work in pairs and apart.
6.) Costumes are optional and anything goes. However, we strongly encourage each competitor to order and wear an official Ride 4 Hope t-shirt. Orders go through Jessica Kuc a few months before the competition.
7.) Each rider is strongly advised to collect at least $100 for St. Jude's prior to the event from friends and family who cannot attend.
8. Routines must be choreographed for a 60x20 meter standard dressage arena.
PLEASE VISIT OUR MOVEMENTS & PATTERNS PAGE FOR EXAMPLES OF COMMON QUADRILLE PATTERNS.