First Level Test 3 Ride-a-Test | Jodi Ely

“S” level dressage judge Jodi Ely leads this First Level Test 3 ride-a-test. Jodi scores each movement as the rider goes through the test. Afterward, she discusses which movements the rider could improve upon, including a few movements and the horse's suppleness. Jodi helps the rider work on the trot leg-yields, stretch trot circle, canter single-loop serpentines and straightness in the canter down the long side of the arena. In addition to being an “S” level dressage judge, Jodi is a USDF gold medalist and an “R” western dressage judge. She is a trainer and competitor in both eventing and dressage with over 55 years’ experience in many different equestrian disciplines. She operates her Trista Farm LLC training business in Minnesota in the summer and Florida in the winter.