FAQ & Errata
What tests have changes in 2026?
For answers click HERE
When will the current tests change?
| TEST | EFFECTIVE | NEXT CHANGE |
| WDAA Western Dressage Tests | Dec 1, 2021 | Dec 1, 2026 |
| USDF/USEF - Intro, Training, thru Fourth Level | Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 1, 2026 |
| USEA Eventing Tests | Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| FEI Juniors & Young Riders | Jan 1, 2021 | ???? |
| FEI Seniors | Jan 1, 2021 | ???? |
| FEI Young Horse | Jan 1, 2023 | ???? |
| FEI Eventing | Jan 1, 2025 | ???? |
How do I know I have the current test?
Look on the date on the front cover lower left of the book. That date is the effective date and should match the year of the above effective dates. If no date on the front, check the test titles, if they have a date, that is the effective date. FEI is not consistent and makes small updates every year. Hence the FEI test title dates do not match the book cover dates. Feel free to ask us about the current date for any test.
What is the difference between the Judge's tests books and the rider's test books?
The Judge's tests have the diagrams reversed to show them with A (at the top of the diagram) because the Judge sits at C looking toward A. The Riders Tests have the diagrams shown from C (at the top of the diagram) because the riders enter from A riding toward the Judge at C. That is the only difference. Both Judges and Riders Tests contain the directives (text) which instruct the Judge what performance factors to judge in each movement. Many riders find the Judges diagrams confusing because they are reversed. Judges prefer the diagrams from A because they appear the same as the judge sees the arena.
ERRATA
2025 USEA (US Eventing Association)
2025 USEA Novice Test A Movements 3 and 7 the two loop serpentine to both edges of the large arena diagram is not optimized to meet the USEF definition of a serpentine to both edges of the arena. It is corrected on books shipped after Christmas 2025. Correcting the serpentine diagrams is easy to do with a blue pen. See the diagram below. The blue serpentine is the old diagram and the red serprntine is the new one. Use the pen to adjust the line to the shape of the red line. 