What is combined training?

[emmanash]

Just wondering what is involved in combined training as all it says on the schedule is Novice course 1'6". Is it run like a competition or just to go and practise?. It is running alongside a one day event but being new to all this malarcky I'm baffled. Help please!

 

[Mari]

It's a dressage test & jump a course with maybe 45 minutes between your dressage & your jumping time. If it says Novice 1'6" then that is the height of the jumps in the novice class & I imagine the dressage test will be a lower level one eg Prelim. You get your dressage score not % & any jumping / time faults are added to your dressage score & the lowest score wins. It's good fun.