Astrid at Eurodressage recently wrote an excellent editorial on revising the judging system in dressage. At the end of her editorial, she concluded with a quote from Col. Carde:
At a symposium in the U.S.A. in the fall of 2008, Carde interestingly remarked, "why not have judges on the warm-ups ? It is so frequent that thirty minutes of forced work are the key to five minutes of pretended happiness."
I would be interested to know people's opinions on this idea. I think it makes sense, although I'm not sure how it would work logistically.