What is dressage scoring in Equestrian?

Section 6: Scoring

Each movement scored 0–10 (half marks permitted) by each judge independently
Marks are summed, coefficient movements doubled, and collective marks added
Total marks divided by maximum possible marks × 100 = percentage score
Judges' percentages are averaged across the panel (5 or 7 judges) for the final result
Higher percentage = better performance. Olympic Grand Prix scores typically range from 70% to 90%+.
Freestyle: Technical marks (50%) + Artistic marks (50%) = total percentage. Artistic marks cover rhythm, energy, elasticity; harmony between horse and rider; choreography; degree of difficulty; and music and interpretation.

Knockdown: 4 faults per rail (only the top element of each fence is counted)
Refusal/run-out: 4 faults (first instance). Elimination on second refusal (cumulative across the course).
Time faults: 1 fault per second over the time allowed (calculated from course length ÷ prescribed speed)
Water jump: 4 faults if any hoof lands on the lath marking the far edge
Rankings: Fewest faults wins. If tied, fastest time in the round (or jump-off) breaks the tie.

Cumulative penalty system across all three phases
Dressage penalties: (100 − percentage) = penalty score
Cross-country penalties: Time faults (0.4/sec) + refusal penalties (20/40) + fall penalties
Show jumping penalties: 4 per knockdown + 4 per refusal + 1 per second over time
Lowest total penalty score wins. A "sub-30 dressage" (fewer than 30 penalty points from the dressage phase) is considered excellent at the Olympic level.

Dressage: Collective marks compared. If still tied, the judge at C's score breaks the tie.
Show Jumping: Jump-off round. If still tied after jump-off, shared ranking.
Eventing: Best cross-country score (closest to optimum time with fewest jumping penalties) breaks the tie. If still tied, best show jumping score.

Each movement scored 0–10 (half marks permitted) by each judge independently
Marks are summed, coefficient movements doubled, and collective marks added
Total marks divided by maximum possible marks × 100 = percentage score
Judges' percentages are averaged across the panel (5 or 7 judges) for the final result
Higher percentage = better performance. Olympic Grand Prix scores typically range from 70% to 90%+.
Freestyle: Technical marks (50%) + Artistic marks (50%) = total percentage. Artistic marks cover rhythm, energy, elasticity; harmony between horse and rider; choreography; degree of difficulty; and music and interpretation.

Knockdown: 4 faults per rail (only the top element of each fence is counted)
Refusal/run-out: 4 faults (first instance). Elimination on second refusal (cumulative across the course).
Time faults: 1 fault per second over the time allowed (calculated from course length ÷ prescribed speed)
Water jump: 4 faults if any hoof lands on the lath marking the far edge
Rankings: Fewest faults wins. If tied, fastest time in the round (or jump-off) breaks the tie.

Cumulative penalty system across all three phases
Dressage penalties: (100 − percentage) = penalty score
Cross-country penalties: Time faults (0.4/sec) + refusal penalties (20/40) + fall penalties
Show jumping penalties: 4 per knockdown + 4 per refusal + 1 per second over time
Lowest total penalty score wins. A "sub-30 dressage" (fewer than 30 penalty points from the dressage phase) is considered excellent at the Olympic level.

Dressage: Collective marks compared. If still tied, the judge at C's score breaks the tie.
Show Jumping: Jump-off round. If still tied after jump-off, shared ranking.
Eventing: Best cross-country score (closest to optimum time with fewest jumping penalties) breaks the tie. If still tied, best show jumping score.