Combined Trail Training consists of: a Patterns Phase, a Trail Obstacle Phase, and an optional Trail Ride Phase (not judged). The Patterns and Obstacles are judged on a scale of 1 to 10 with a score-sheet provided to each competitor upon completion. The score sheet gives you your score, plus comments from the judge on each movement that will help you target what to work on to improve your skills. The goal is to improve your scores as you progress through the series. Prizes will be given for the Top Scoring Horseman at each level in each Event, as well as for the Highest Scoring Horseman of the Series and to the horseman with the Most Improved Score of the Series.
There are four levels of competition: Introductory Level (Walk/Trot Straight Lines, Figures of Eight; Halt and Back Up) – Preliminary Level (adds canter and beginning lateral work) – Intermediate Level (adds some collected and extended gaits, simple change of leads at canter) – Advanced Level (adds hand gallop, more lateral work, flying change of leads, halt/canter transitions and more collection in all gaits). Obstacles get progressively harder at each level.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Arenas open for warm-up at 9:00 am Competition starts at 10:00 am
January 14 & 15 • February 11 & 12 • March 24 & 25 • April 14 & 15
Confirm your intention to enter at: gentletamer1@peoplepc.com or call Pat at 575-621-9068
ENTRY FEE: $25 LIMIT: 10 RIDERS PER LEVEL
Directions: From I-25 North of Las Cruces take Exit 19 (Radium Springs), proceed west over the freeway and take the first right (Tel High) and another immediate Right (Desert Edge) and follow it to the water tower. Turn left onto DeBeers Dr. and go exactly 0.3 mile. You will see pipe-fenced arenas on the left, with the driveway in between. (From old HWY 185 turn onto Fort Selden Road and proceed to Tel High, which will be the third left turn after the railroad tracks, then right onto Desert Edge and proceed as above). Call Pat: 575-621-9068
