Description:
L Shaped Alley composed of raised bars placed at a right angles.
Objective:
Maneuver L maintaining gait and not disturbing obstacle.
Features:
- L-shaped corridor width: 4 meters
- External length: 12 m x 12 m.
- Internal length: 8 m x 8 m.
- Height: 0.30 meters approx.
Effectiveness Faults:
- Break in forward motion, change of gait
- Running out
- Stepping back
- Refusal
- Circling before the obstacle
Choice of Gait:
Maximum possible scores* Canter 10 / Trot 7 / Walk 5
In the event of a change in gait the score is given based on the slowest gait. Returning to the originally chosen gait does not impact the score.
*International Scoring / Levels not yet defined for Driven TREC.
Penalties:
- Knocking down any of the bars -10
- No whip in the hand – 10
- Brutality -10
- Dangerous driving – 10
- Driver or groom stepping down from the carriage -30
- Tipped carriage – 50
- Uncorrected course error – Elimination