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WHY DRIVING TRIALS?WHY DRIVING TRIALS? FUN & FRIENDLYFUN & FRIENDLY GREAT FOR FAMILIESGREAT FOR FAMILIES NO UPPER AGE LIMITNO UPPER AGE LIMIT OPEN TO ABLE-BODIED & OPEN TO ABLE-BODIED &
DISABLEDDISABLED ACCESS TO WONDERFUL ACCESS TO WONDERFUL
VENUESVENUES GOOD SOCIAL LIFEGOOD SOCIAL LIFE GSOH A MUST!GSOH A MUST!
AND COMPRISES....AND COMPRISES....Three elements: Three elements:
DressageDressage
Marathon & ObstaclesMarathon & Obstacles
ConesCones
What does a Dressage Test look like?What does a Dressage Test look like?
What Happens during the MarathonWhat Happens during the Marathon
Adrenaline rushAdrenaline rush Raison d’etre!Raison d’etre! Test of Stamina and Test of Stamina and
agility for the horseagility for the horse Test of memory and Test of memory and
NERVE for the driver!NERVE for the driver!
The Role of the BackstepperThe Role of the Backstepper Present in All PhasesPresent in All Phases Most important in Most important in
Marathon PhaseMarathon Phase Each Section has time Each Section has time
windowwindow Backstepper works out Backstepper works out
times and ensures team times and ensures team sticks to timesticks to time
Critically important for Critically important for balance in obstaclesbalance in obstacles
ConesCones Up to 20 sets of cones Up to 20 sets of cones
with balls on top; you with balls on top; you drive through the drive through the middle of themmiddle of them
The course is between The course is between 500m – 800m long500m – 800m long
There is only 10cms There is only 10cms clearance of the clearance of the carriage on each sidecarriage on each side
There is a maximum There is a maximum time to complete the time to complete the course.course.
GOVERNING BODY & CLUBSGOVERNING BODY & CLUBS Governing body is Governing body is
British CarriagedrivingBritish Carriagedriving Over 30 affiliated clubsOver 30 affiliated clubs Indoor Horse Driving Indoor Horse Driving
TrialsTrials Carriage Driving Sports Carriage Driving Sports
Group for drivers with Group for drivers with disabilitiesdisabilities
British Young DriversBritish Young Drivers UKcc CoachesUKcc Coaches
Primarily showing (Private Driving & Light Primarily showing (Private Driving & Light Trade)Trade)
Area Commissioners responsible for arranging Area Commissioners responsible for arranging training, social events, TREC and pleasure training, social events, TREC and pleasure driving events in their countydriving events in their county
LHHI – Light Harness Horse InstructorLHHI – Light Harness Horse Instructor Road safetyRoad safety
The British Driving Society
COMPETITION LEVELSCOMPETITION LEVELS Driving Trials has several levels of competition to Driving Trials has several levels of competition to
cater for novices (beginners) up to Internationals and cater for novices (beginners) up to Internationals and World ChampionshipsWorld Championships
ODE/Indoors OutdoorsODE/Indoors Outdoors IndoorsIndoors Club 2DEClub 2DE Regional 2DERegional 2DE National 3DENational 3DE
CLASSESCLASSES Single Horse or Pony – Single Horse or Pony –
divided into Pre-Novice, divided into Pre-Novice, Novice, Intermediate, Novice, Intermediate, Open and AdvancedOpen and Advanced
Multiples Horse or Pony Multiples Horse or Pony (Open and Advanced (Open and Advanced Pairs, Tandem, Teams) Pairs, Tandem, Teams)
Occasionally see Unicorn Occasionally see Unicorn and Randemand Randem
OUR CLUBOUR CLUB Opportunity here for Opportunity here for
presenting club to enter presenting club to enter events such as training, events such as training, competitions, social competitions, social eventsevents
Dates for the current Dates for the current yearyear
HOW TO GET INVOLVEDHOW TO GET INVOLVED
Volunteer/stewardVolunteer/steward
Groom and/or Groom and/or backstepperbackstepper
Grooms are NOT Grooms are NOT allowed to speak!allowed to speak!
SO YOU WANT TO COMPETE?SO YOU WANT TO COMPETE?
The Horse or PonyThe Horse or Pony TemperamentTemperament Any AgeAny Age Any HeightAny Height Any TypeAny Type Transfer of skillsTransfer of skills Retrain your existing horse / Retrain your existing horse /
pony pony Give It a Job!Give It a Job!
YouYou Any Temperament!Any Temperament! Any AgeAny Age All AbilitiesAll Abilities All Levels of ExperienceAll Levels of Experience Transfer of Existing Transfer of Existing
Equestrian SkillsEquestrian Skills
HarnessHarness
Needn’t be expensiveNeedn’t be expensive Synthetic v leatherSynthetic v leather FittingFitting
The CarriageThe Carriage
Two wheels or fourTwo wheels or four
ExerciseExercise
CompetitionCompetition
Additional kitAdditional kit ApronApron GlovesGloves SparesSpares WhipWhip Lamps – with used Lamps – with used
wickswicks
ClothingClothing
Dressage & conesDressage & cones
Marathon Marathon
STAYING OVERNIGHTSTAYING OVERNIGHT Accommodation for you Accommodation for you
and your horseand your horse Highly inventiveHighly inventive Side stablingSide stabling Electric or other fencingElectric or other fencing
Images on right courtesy mikewatts.comImages on right courtesy mikewatts.com
SO NOW YOU KNOW!SO NOW YOU KNOW! FunFun FriendlyFriendly ExcitingExciting Involves family and Involves family and
friendsfriends And you CAN combine it And you CAN combine it
with your Riding Club with your Riding Club activitiesactivities
What is there to look forward to?What is there to look forward to? Team Effort, Bonding Team Effort, Bonding
with your Friends and with your Friends and FamilyFamily
Wonderful venues, Wonderful venues, including several including several prestigious estates not prestigious estates not always open to the always open to the publicpublic
Don’t forget your bottle Don’t forget your bottle of wine!of wine!
THE NEXT STEPTHE NEXT STEP
Find out more!Find out more! Arrange to have a ‘Try Arrange to have a ‘Try
Driving’ session Driving’ session Come and watchCome and watch Try stewardingTry stewarding Be a backstepperBe a backstepper Join our clubJoin our club
USEFUL CONTACTSUSEFUL CONTACTSBritish CarriagedrivingBritish CarriagedrivingTel: 0845 643 2116Tel: 0845 643 2116E: E: [email protected]@britishcarriagedriving.co.ukW: W: www.britishcarriagedriving.co.ukwww.britishcarriagedriving.co.uk
British Driving SocietyBritish Driving SocietyTel: 01473 892001Tel: 01473 892001E: E: [email protected]@britishdrivingsociety.co.uk W: W: www.britishdrivingsociety.co.ukwww.britishdrivingsociety.co.uk