All movements and certain transitions from one to another, which have to be marked by the judge are numbered on the judge's sheet. They are marked from 0 to 10, with corresponding to the lowest possible mark and 10 corresponding to the highest perfect mark. Riders receive a test sheet with written comments after the ride is performed for a reference.
10 - Excellent
9 - Very Good
8 - Good
7 - Fairly Good
6 - Satisfactory
5 - Sufficient
4 - Insufficient
3 - Fairly Bad
2 - Bad
1 - Very Bad
0 - Not Performed
During a ride, the judge signals a rider error with a bell or whistle. The rider then approaches the judge's station and is advised where the error was made and where to resume the test. A 2-point deduction from the total score; the second a 4-point deduction; the third error results in elimination. Most judges allow the rider to complete the test as a schooling with no further scoring or marks. Other errors that result in elimination include the horse leaving the arena (all four feet outside the markers).
Using the voice in any way whatsoever, or clicking the tongue once or repeatly as a cue to the horse, is a serious fault involving a 2-point deduction for each occurrence from the score that would have been awarded for the movement in which this occured.
