How it works
Dressage letters run A-K-E-H-C-M-B-F clockwise from the entrance of a 20 by 40 meter arena. The 20 by 60 meter arena has twelve, four more: A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F.
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Two arenas, two sets of markers
The sample is the small arena: eight pages, one solid black capital each, in Archivo Black. For the 20 by 60 meter arena type A K V E S H C M R B P F, twelve pages. The font tiles under More options change the face to Anton or Oswald, and Look set to Hollow prints outlines.
The letters down the center line
Letters also mark points down the centerline. From A they are D-X-G in the small arena, with X halfway between E and B, and D-L-X-I-G in the 20 by 60 meter arena.
Questions and answers
What order do dressage arena letters go in?
Clockwise from the entrance at A: A-K-E-H-C-M-B-F on the 20 by 40 meter arena and A-K-V-E-S-H-C-M-R-B-P-F on the 20 by 60. A and C face each other on the short sides.
How do you remember the dressage letters?
A common memory line for the small arena is All King Edward's Horses Can Make Big Fences, for A-K-E-H-C-M-B-F. Why these letters were chosen is not known; there are only guesses.
Where do the letters stand on a 20 by 60 meter arena?
A and C mark the middle of the short sides. Along each long side the end letters stand 6 meters in from the corners and the letters are 12 meters apart: K-V-E-S-H on one side and F-P-B-R-M on the other.