小诀窍帮你记牢舞步科目 Tips to ride test correctly

我们或许在奥运科目上没法帮到你，不过老实说，你要是已经到达那种高度了，也不需要我们的帮助！
有没有因为记不住舞步科目而苦恼？

那么下面这些“久经考验”的小诀窍一定帮得上你！

很多人会采用鹦鹉式的方法，就是通过反复地不断重复直到将动作熟烂于心。如果这种方法有效的话，那是当然好。不过这样只是将动作记于脑中罢了，这和记住怎么正确地骑出来，可是两码事儿了。要是你想做的更好的话，那你还得再添几件‘武器’。

第一步，多读几遍科目，将它画出来。

这时，你可以借助于一张舞步场地图。

将每个运动画出来，再将其整合。这会帮助你熟悉科目的整个过程。对于一些人来说，将不同的步态用不同颜色画出来，会帮助他们记住要进行变换的点位。

使用自己的语言

如果还是不行的话，那么在熟读和画图后，你也可以用自己的语言将科目写出来。在学校或是大学时，我们发现对于某个特别的详细定义，学生们都很难准确地陈述出来，但对于一般的概念却很容易就能记住并讲出来。这两者情况一样。你将科目术语简化，用大白话来表示，就会发现容易多了。

通常，科目动作都会遵循一定的逻辑，多数动作会在两侧方向重复进行。不同水平的科目中，每个动作的设计都会按照一些既定的方式，比如基本水平时，做跑步变换是在某个角进行；还有在进行偏横步前会先来一个小圈乘，这些都会帮助你来记住科目内容。

看别人骑同一科目的视频，会帮助你更好的找到感觉。或者自己在有人提醒情况下骑一遍科目，同时让人为你录下视频。通过对科目的骑乘的整体认识，也能帮助你完全记住全部动作。

让自己成为一匹马…

用自己的脚在整个场地上来走一遍科目，这时人们可能会笑话你是在浪费时间，但这却是非常有效的一招。不过在做科目中的快步和跑步动作时，你不但要有出力气的准备，还得有点‘厚脸皮’精神！（小编：傻呵呵地在场地上编着花儿地又跑又跳，的确是让人怪难为情的。）

骑马练习也是一个办法，但是多次练习后，马儿就会记住科目。最好是你和马都能记住。这时你可以骑马慢步走路线，边走边在点位上说出要进行的步态和动作。

最后，测试一下！

让人来给你检测一下。要是恰好没有人帮你，那么闭上眼睛，手指在纸上。不管你指到哪个动作，马上说出这个动作之前和之后的要进行的科目。

如果你能轻松做到，那么你已经100%地记牢了。绝对不用担心万一由于某种原因，竞赛或考试被打断，你不得不在中间重新开始而大脑空白的情况。

比赛或是测试时，记住保持冷静。别再去看科目，但在你热身结束后即将开始前，快速过一遍科目。然后扔掉写着路线的纸片，相信你自己会完美地记得每一个动作。

编译：MZ
来源：FEI官网



We might not be able to help you with your Olympic tests, and to behonest, if you’ve got there you probably don’t need our help anyway.
But if you’re struggling to recall a prelim test without somebody calling,there are some tried and tested tips that might just save you from eliminationnext time out.

Many people learn the test parrot-style and then just repeat it until theyknow it off by heart. If this method works for you, that’s perfect. However,you may find that knowing the movements in your head and remembering to ridethem correctly are two different things. If that’s the case, you’ll need todraw upon a few other weapons in your arsenal.

The first step is to read through your test a few times while visualising it.

If you need to look at a diagram of a dressage arena whilst doing this,that is fine. Picture yourself riding each movement and piece them together as awhole. This will help you get a good feel forthe overall flow of the test.

To take thevisualisation of your test a bit further at this stage, you can also draw or print offa picture of a dressage arena and draw the testwithout looking at the paper if possible. Some people find that using differentcolour pens for each gait helps them to remember exactly where the transitionsare.

Using different colorpens for each gait can remind you where the transitions are.

Use your own words
If this doesn’t sound likeyou, you can also try writing down the test in your own words after reading through it andvisualising it a few times. At school or university, many students find it hardto remember specific and detailed definitions, but find it easy enough torecall and explain a general concept. This is much the same. By simplifying thelanguage the test is written in and making it sound more like normal speech,you’ll find it much easier to recall.

Normally, the tests will follow a logicalpattern wheremost figures are repeated on each side. The movements are designed to be riddenin a certain way, so understanding why you might ride a canter transition in acorner at a basic level, or why you might have a small circle before a legyield will also help you to remember those movements.

To help you get an evenbetter idea of the feel of the test, try looking online for a video of someone riding your test.Otherwise, ride your test through once with a caller and have somebody video itfor you to watch. That way you get a better overall picture of how the testlooks when ridden, and it should help you to remember it fully.

“People might have agiggle at your expense, but you can “ride” the test on foot a few times.”

Become the Horse…
When you get to the stablesitself, you have a few options. People might have a giggle at your expense, butyou can “ride” the test on foot a few times. Trotting and cantering on foot isnot optional, unfortunately, so prepare to be tired and a littleembarrassed!

Practicing on your horse isalso an option, but if you do it too many times, they’ll remember the test. Ifonly we all had the memory they do! What you can do, though, is walk all the movements on horseback and say aloud which gait, transitionor movement you would be in as you reach them.

(Rider who attended the 2016 FN certificate course became the horse....)

Finally, test yourself!

Have somebody quiz you on the movements just like you’re taking an exam. If you don’t have someone tohelp you, close your eyes and point to the paper. Whichever movement yourfinger lands on, try to name the movement directly before and after.

You’ll know you remember thetest 100% accurately when you can easily do this. You should be able to pick the testup at any point and know exactly what the previous and following movements are,rather than just being able to run through it from the start to the finish.This will come in useful if your test is interrupted for some reason and youneed to pick it up in the middle of the test.

On the day of the show,remember to keep calm and collected. Do not watch the tests before yours, but do have aquick read over the test one more time after you have warmed up. Then put thesheet away and trust yourself to remember every movement perfectly!

Text by Sophie Baker
Photograph of JoãoVictor Marcari Oliva by Cara Grimshaw/FEI