rara007
Well-Known Member
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Calling all Drivers with a thirst for Speed and Excitement!
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
This year for the first time, The Indoor Horse Trials Team will host an International showcase event based on the rules from the Four-In-Hand World Cup competitions. In addition to the Home Nations of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales invitations will be sent to the European nations in the hope of offering a truly World Class spectacle. The event will be running alongside the well established National Indoor Finals held at The College Equestrian Centre at Keysoe, taking place on Friday 3rd Sunday 5th April 2009.
The original concept was to provide a World Class showcase for Indoor Sports Driving and an opportunity for indoor drivers to represent their countries. James Broome explained, Its a fantastic chance for the best drivers from each Nation to battle it out. The level of competition really will be something special.
Two selection trials will be run in England, Scotland and Wales to determine the teams. The trials will be run under the same rules as the International Event. There will be two classes at each Trial, Singles and Pairs. The winners of each of these classes at each Trial will make up the National Teams.
Proposed Plan
Principle
The overall aim is to provide a showcase for the Indoor Sports Driving Sport and an opportunity for indoor drivers to represent their country at an International Event.
Rules
The rules will be based on the Indoor World Cup series for Horse Four-In- Hands. Two obstacles will be set out, together with cones and possibly a bridge. Drivers will be timed from the start to the finish, so even the cones are driven as fast as possible. Knockdowns will count as a FIVE second penalty.
Each participating country will put forward a team with two pairs drivers and two single drivers. Drivers may only drive one turnout in each team, and ponies may only be driven as part of one turnout in each team. The animals may be horses or ponies. They will all compete on equal footing.
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Do you think they would laugh very loudly if I said I was interested? From England I am pretty sure a few professional drivers will be going for it with their top horses, but I do like going fast
and have cleared cones
but I am in a totally different league from any Pros. It is a selection event, which is obviously preferable to a committee, but even so...I'm a rather average Novice standard competitor.
Calling all Drivers with a thirst for Speed and Excitement!
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
This year for the first time, The Indoor Horse Trials Team will host an International showcase event based on the rules from the Four-In-Hand World Cup competitions. In addition to the Home Nations of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales invitations will be sent to the European nations in the hope of offering a truly World Class spectacle. The event will be running alongside the well established National Indoor Finals held at The College Equestrian Centre at Keysoe, taking place on Friday 3rd Sunday 5th April 2009.
The original concept was to provide a World Class showcase for Indoor Sports Driving and an opportunity for indoor drivers to represent their countries. James Broome explained, Its a fantastic chance for the best drivers from each Nation to battle it out. The level of competition really will be something special.
Two selection trials will be run in England, Scotland and Wales to determine the teams. The trials will be run under the same rules as the International Event. There will be two classes at each Trial, Singles and Pairs. The winners of each of these classes at each Trial will make up the National Teams.
Proposed Plan
Principle
The overall aim is to provide a showcase for the Indoor Sports Driving Sport and an opportunity for indoor drivers to represent their country at an International Event.
Rules
The rules will be based on the Indoor World Cup series for Horse Four-In- Hands. Two obstacles will be set out, together with cones and possibly a bridge. Drivers will be timed from the start to the finish, so even the cones are driven as fast as possible. Knockdowns will count as a FIVE second penalty.
Each participating country will put forward a team with two pairs drivers and two single drivers. Drivers may only drive one turnout in each team, and ponies may only be driven as part of one turnout in each team. The animals may be horses or ponies. They will all compete on equal footing.
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Do you think they would laugh very loudly if I said I was interested? From England I am pretty sure a few professional drivers will be going for it with their top horses, but I do like going fast
