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Guidelines For Le Trec.
Guidelines For Le Trec.
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BDS-Trec
This is a three phase informal competition for singles or pairs, testing the skill,
temperament and ability of driver, groom and equines.
Rosettes for 1st to 6th place for driver and groom will also be issued.
Each person taking part should be a current BDS member.
Phase One is The Safety Presentation
When turnouts come forward individually and are inspected closely with
marks awarded out of a maximum 50 for best features such as all round high
visibility gear, good spares, correctly fitting harness and vehicle. Turnouts
should then be given their route-map and directions.
Phase Two
Sees each turnout setting out at probably 5 minute intervals to complete The
Drive in an allocated time at an easy rate of 5-7 mph. A steward will note
each start time and other stewards may also be necessary on difficult areas or
to implement a walk section perhaps.
Points will b deducted for variations of time taken more than one minute either
side of that allocated, perhaps one point per second.
Competitors may overtake less brisk turnouts, but only when permission has
been granted by the slower turnout.
Phase Three
Comprises of The Skills, which may take place in an indoor or outdoor arena
or suitable field.
Drivers and grooms negotiate a series of 6-8 untimed tasks that will test their
animals adaptability and temperament. Each turnout completes these
individually.
To ensure a degree of uniformity the skills should be selected from the
following:
1 180 or 360 degree turn with the offside wheel kept in a circle
marked on the ground.
2 Driving into and/or standing near unusual objects with no hesitation.
3 Reversing between two cones or similar markers then stand still for
one minute.
4 Walk forward into marked area and stand still for one minute.
5 Negotiating off set ground markers with out horse or vehicle
touching them.
6 A complete standstill whilst the groom dismounts then remounts.
7 The groom to move a flag from one cone to another or a ball from
one bucket to another.
8 Trotting as slowly as possible along a given line, then walking
quickly back with a scale of marks ensuring that the slowest trot and
the quickest walk gains the most points. NB – this is the only
allowable timed skill.
9 Complete a figure of eight, a circle or cone slalom with the reins in
one hand only and at walk or collected trot.
10 If a field boasts interesting features which may be made use of
safely, then driving down an incline without the use of brakes, or
similar may be employed.
11 A ‘gate’ to be opened by the groom whilst the horse or pony stands
quietly within a marked area, moving through the gateway when
asked, to a forward area until the gate is closed and the groom
remounts.
12 Trot full circle and stop with vehicle (front) axle in line with a pair of
cones.
The skills may be assessed by one or more judges and points awarded out of
a maximum 10 for each skill. Perhaps a driver may be allowed to drop one
skill, but choose another as their ‘joker’ in which they gain double points.
The points are then added up and overall placings decided, with rosettes (and
prizes if awarded) being given to both the driver and groom of each turnout.
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