Dressage arena letters
Pick the arena size to see every letter in order, exactly where each one sits in metres, and how far apart any two are. Then print a plan to scale.
A K E H C M B F
The outside letters of the 20 x 40 metres (the small arena), clockwise from A as you ride in. A to X is 20 m in a straight line.
| Letter | Where it sits |
|---|---|
| A | Middle of the A end (the entry) |
| D | On the centre line, 6 m from A |
| K | Left long side, 6 m from the A end, 34 m from the C end |
| F | Right long side, 6 m from the A end, 34 m from the C end |
| X | On the centre line, 20 m from A |
| E | Left long side, 20 m from the A end, 20 m from the C end |
| B | Right long side, 20 m from the A end, 20 m from the C end |
| G | On the centre line, 34 m from A |
| H | Left long side, 34 m from the A end, 6 m from the C end |
| M | Right long side, 34 m from the A end, 6 m from the C end |
| C | Middle of the C end |
The plan prints on A4 to scale, with a line that should measure 50 mm so you can check the printer kept the size. We don't save what you type.
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The small arena: 20 x 40 metres
Your Horse says this is the size "At the lower levels of dressage and eventing". It lists the letters "Starting at A and working clockwise": "A, K, E, H, C, M, B and F". "The corner letters of a dressage arena are 6m away from the corner. There is 14m between each letter on the long side", and A and C sit in the middle of the short ends.
Down the middle are letters you won't see on a board. Riding in from A, you pass D, then X, then G. D is level with K and F, G is level with H and M, and X is in the centre, level with E and B.
The standard arena: 20 x 60 metres
The FEI Dressage Rules say the arena "must be sixty meters (60 m) long and twenty meters (20 m) wide". Their plan puts the corner letters 6 m in, then a letter every 12 m. Clockwise from A, the letters are A, K, V, E, S, H, C, M, R, B, P and F. The centre line gains L and I, so it runs D, L, X, I, G.
The FEI rules also say the letters stand "about fifty centimetres (50 cm) from the fence".
Printing the plan
The plan prints at 1:250, so every 4 mm on the paper is a metre in the arena. A 20 x 60 arena comes out 240 mm long and fits on A4. Each sheet has a line that should measure 50 mm, which is 12.5 m in the arena; if it doesn't, set your printer to actual size. Add a title, such as a test name, and use it to learn a test away from the horse.
Sources
FEI Dressage Rules 2026, Article 411 and Annex 1; Your Horse: Dressage arena explained (20 August 2026); Wikipedia: Dressage. All read 30 October 2026.