maxapple
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Anyone on here do it? Can anyone give me a bit more info on what it involves / how to find out more x
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loz9
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iv done one of the winter series competitions & wish i could do more but no transport at the mo. try the BHS website for more info & Kelly Marks runs the winter series. it was really fun & am hoping to get out to some in the summer next yr!
loz9
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this is the link to the BHS site http://www.bhs.org.uk/Riding/BHS_TREC.aspx
SonnysHumanSlave
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I Had a go at it in the summer, was quite good fun. Went in the morning and had a practice on everything (good idea for my 4yr olds first time out ever) Then competed in the afternoon!
Everything is exactly as it sounds: posting a letter - is posting a letter.
maypole - is a maypole!
lol.
We didnt get placed as i made mistakes, like through the bending poles.... i just went up and trotted off.... apparantly you're meant to go back through and thinggs like that.
Everything is exactly as it sounds: posting a letter - is posting a letter.
maypole - is a maypole!
lol.
We didnt get placed as i made mistakes, like through the bending poles.... i just went up and trotted off.... apparantly you're meant to go back through and thinggs like that.
Shazzababs
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I had a go in the summer with someone from here. We just did level 1 and we had a really good time, everyone was really helpful and spent lots of time explaining to us 'newbies' how to do everything. I'd advise you to do pairs if you can find someone to go with, it means you can make the map reading decisions together.
There is loads of information on the BHS site, but here is what I can remember:
Section 1: POR - This is kind of a handy pony course. Loads of obstacles which you get for between 0 and 10 points for completing. These include all sorts ie. Open a gate, cross plastic, bending, offside mount, a small jump. you can leave any obstacle out and just score 0. There are quite often trainings for this section. I did one which gave me a good idea on what to expect. All the possible obstacles are described in the rule book.
Section 2: Control of Paces - A (I think it was 50m) course is laid out, its a fixed width and may be straight, or wiggley, and on the flat or on a hill. You have to canter one way and then turn back and walk the other. You get points for cantering slowly and walking quickly. Leaving the course or breaking the pace scores 0. It harder than it sounds, but again you can't get eliminated.
Section 3 - Orienteering - Depending on the level you will be out for 2 to 7 hours. On our level 1 it was about 2 1/2 hrs & mostly walk and trot (although some people got really lost and were out for much longer!). You have to copy a route onto a map and then follow it at a set speed. There are checkpoints along the way and you have to reach each one at the right time. The closer to that, the more points you get. For this phase you need to be able to map read, and use a compass, although the map reading and the speeds were really easy for level 1. Again you can only get eliminated if your horse is overtired, or you give up half way around, otherwise the worst you can do is score 0.
There is loads of information on the BHS site, but here is what I can remember:
Section 1: POR - This is kind of a handy pony course. Loads of obstacles which you get for between 0 and 10 points for completing. These include all sorts ie. Open a gate, cross plastic, bending, offside mount, a small jump. you can leave any obstacle out and just score 0. There are quite often trainings for this section. I did one which gave me a good idea on what to expect. All the possible obstacles are described in the rule book.
Section 2: Control of Paces - A (I think it was 50m) course is laid out, its a fixed width and may be straight, or wiggley, and on the flat or on a hill. You have to canter one way and then turn back and walk the other. You get points for cantering slowly and walking quickly. Leaving the course or breaking the pace scores 0. It harder than it sounds, but again you can't get eliminated.
Section 3 - Orienteering - Depending on the level you will be out for 2 to 7 hours. On our level 1 it was about 2 1/2 hrs & mostly walk and trot (although some people got really lost and were out for much longer!). You have to copy a route onto a map and then follow it at a set speed. There are checkpoints along the way and you have to reach each one at the right time. The closer to that, the more points you get. For this phase you need to be able to map read, and use a compass, although the map reading and the speeds were really easy for level 1. Again you can only get eliminated if your horse is overtired, or you give up half way around, otherwise the worst you can do is score 0.