¡¡Le TREC!! - Who´d be interested, near Manilva, Málaga? Talking about 2015 - no time left to organise this year! What is Le TREC?: Le TREC is a three phase event that tests the obedience and training of the horse, along with the riding skill, knowledge and trail sense of the rider. During each phase, different skills will be tested. Le TREC has its roots in France as a way to test equestrian trail guides. It is now a sport that is rapidly gaining popularity and combines elements of competitive trail riding, trail classes, equitation and competitive mounted orienteering. Phase One: Parcours dOrientation et de Régularité Phase one is mounted orienteering, known as POR. Riders follow a trail that theyve plotted on their own maps from information provided by the organizers. The horses must be checked for fatigue or injury by veterinarians at pre-determined SPOTS, and riders must check in at other unmanned checkpoints. The rider must wear and carry certain items such as helmets, high visibility clothing, hoof care items, first-aid kit, halter and lead rope and of course, map and compass. Depending on the level of competition, this phase of the competition may be from 12 km (7 miles) to 45 km (28 miles). Points can be lost for things like going off course, missing checkpoints or even losing your POR record card. Phase Two: Maîtrise des Allures or Control of Paces The CoP phase looks simple enough, but its actually far more challenging as my daughter discovered when her Pony Club attended a le TREC competition set up for them. A 150 m (165 yds) by about 2 meters (2 yds) lane is marked on the ground. The rider must gallop up the lane in a slow controlled pace, and walk the horse smartly back to the start line. Points are lost for going breaking gait or going off course. Phase Three: Parcours en Terrain Varie PTV is an obstacle course of up to sixteen obstacles or tests of skills. All must be completed in a specified time frame. There may be jumps over natural or man-made obstacles, skill tests like mounting and dismounting or trailer loading, or bridges, stairs, gates and low hanging branches. You may opt to go around an obstacle, but will receive 0 points for it. Each obstacle is worth ten points, and points are deducted for things like going too fast, sloppy riding or a misbehaving horse. The Goal: The goal of Le TREC is to develop a safe, well trained trail horse that can deal with anything it encounters while out on trail, whether alone or in a group. The rider too, will learn skills that will make trail riding easier, safer and more enjoyable
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:12:07 +0000
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