TRAINING LEVEL THREE-DAY EVENT TEST

POLICY

Definition: To preserve the Classic Three-day Format that includes Phases A & C (Roads & Tracks), B (Steeplechase), D (Endurance), that  provides the necessary experience to produce a higher level of horsemanship by combining educational components in conjunction with a competition format.

General requirements

Membership/2010 Qualifications:

Horses and riders must be registered/members of the USEA.

FROM THE 2010 USEF RULEBOOK, EVENTING SECTION: 

2.5 TRAINING THREE-DAY EVENT- Open to competitors of any age, on horses four years of age or older. Both the competitor and the horse must have obtained NQR’s at Four Horse Trials at the Training Level or higher, one of which must be attained as a combi- nation. A competitor established at the Preliminary Level may compete on a horse which has obtained 2 NQR's at the Training Level or higher.

 Completion: means having completed the entire Horse Trial with a numerical score. 1.2 Except as noted below, National Qualifying Result (NQR): an NQR is achieved by com- pleting the entire Horse Trial and scoring:

- not more than 50 penalty points in the Dressage Test; and - No jumping penalties at obstacles on the Cross Country Test, and not more than 90 seconds (36 penalty points) exceeding the optimum time; and - not more than 16 penalties at obstacles in the Jumping Test. -25 penalty points received for Dangerous Riding will not achieve a National Qualifying Result.

APPENDIX 8 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR THREE DAY EVENTS

Objective- Three-Day Events provide experience for competitors and horses in the four-phase cross-country test.

Participation-A horse may be entered in a Three Day Event without having fulfilled the qualifications noted in Appendix 3 provided the qualifications have been fulfilled by the clos- ing date for entries. BOD 1/17/10 Effective 4/1/10

DRESSAGE Test:  Classic Level Training 3 Day Test

Size of the Arena (standard) and use of Whips as per 2010 USEF Rules

CROSS COUNTRY SPECIFICATIONS –

Speeds, Times, Distances, Maximum Jumping Efforts and Heights

ALLOWED:

Phase A:                     

220 mpm

10-16 minutes

2200m – 3520m

Phase B:                      

500-520 mpm

2 ½ - 3 minutes

1250m – 1560m

Jumping Efforts: 4-6

Height of brush fence :   3'11

Phase C:                      

160 or 220 mpm

15-25 minutes

3200m – 4000m

C hold allowable if conditions warrant.

Phase D:                     

450-470 mpm    5-7 min

2250 – 3150m @ 450 mpm or 2350m-3290m @ 470 mpm

Jumping Efforts: 20-28: There should not be more than one effort per commenced 120 meters at 470; one effort per commenced 110 at 450 mpm.

Heights/Spreads/Drops: Training Level Horse Trials Specifications

SCORING:                      In accordance with the current USEF Rules for Eventing

DRESS/SADDLERY:         In accordance with the current USEF Rules for Eventing.

JUMPING:      Heights/Spreads/Drops: Training Level Horse Trials Specifications

A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT RIDERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN:

INSPECTION & EXAMINATION OF HORSES

a. Examination upon Arrival This takes place on the arrival of horses at the stables of the event. It is performed by a qualified veterinarian, appointed by the Organizing Committee. The object is to estab- lish first each horse's identity and second, each horse's state of health (but not its soundness). The Organizing Committee must fix the place and timetable for this exami- nation in agreement with the Veterinary Delegate and inform in advance the Chefs d’Equipe and/or the individuals. Doubtful cases must be reported to the Ground Jury as soon as practicable and, in any case, before the First Horse Inspection.

b. First Horse Inspection This takes place before the Dressage Test, normally the day before. It is conducted by the Ground Jury and the Veterinary Delegate acting together as a committee with the President of the Ground Jury in charge. The horses must be inspected in hand, at rest and in movement on a firm level, clean but not slippery surface. The committee has the right and the duty to eliminate from the competition any horse that they judge is unfit, whether on account of lameness, lack of condition or for any other reason. In a doubtful case the Ground Jury may direct that the horse be put in an officially supervised holding area for examination by the Associate Veterinarian. He will report any findings to the Ground Jury and the Veterinary Delegate, prior to the horse being re-inspected by the committee, should the rider decide to represent the horse. Horses in the holding area will be under the supervision and control of the Associate Veterinarian. In the event of equality of votes within the committee, the President of the Ground Jury will have a sec- ond and casting vote, and the decision will be announced immediately.

c. Second Horse Inspection This takes place after Phase C, during the Ten minute halt before the start of Phase D. It is conducted by a member of the Ground Jury and by the Veterinary Delegate. The inspection must be performed carefully but also as rapidly as possible in order to allow each horse as much time as possible for rest and recuperation. The committee has the right and the duty to eliminate from the competition any lame or exhausted horse. At least one member of this committee should have participated at the First Horse Inspection. In the event of equality of vote within the committee, the member of the Ground Jury will have the casting vote.

d. Examination after Cross Country Obstacle Test This takes place after the competitor has finished the Cross Country. It is conducted by a qualified veterinarian appointed by the Organizing Committee in agreement with the Veterinary Delegate. In addition to carrying out any immediate treatment required by an injured or exhausted horse, this veterinarian will decide if each horse:

(1) is fit to return immediately on foot to its own stable, (2) should remain for further treatment before returning to its stable, (3) should be transported by vehicle (which must be available) either directly to its stable or to a veterinary hospital. This veterinarian has no authority to eliminate any horse from the competition, but must report any doubtful case to the Ground Jury and to the Veterinary Delegate.

e. Third Horse Inspection This takes place before the Jumping Test. It is conducted by the same committee and under the same conditions as the First Horse Inspection.

f. Appeal At the three inspections where a horse may be eliminated from the competition, there can be no appeal against the decision of the committee concerned. However, if requested, the president must give a reason for the committee's decision after the com- pletion of the whole inspection. The Veterinary Delegate will be a member of the com- mittee present at these three horse inspections.

g. During the Competition

At any other time during the competition, any individual member of the Ground Jury has the right and the duty to eliminate any horse, which in his opinion is lame or unfit to con- tinue. h. Public

The Horse Inspections shall be open to viewing by the public. i. If a CCN and CNC area held together at the same venue, a horse that is not accepted at the CCN inspection cannot start in the CNC competition.

Explanation of Independence of Phases a. Phases A, B, C & D are quite independent of each other as far as the timekeeping is concerned. Loss of time in one cannot be compensated for by gain of time in another. b. The timetable will provide for the competitor to start Phase B, one minute after he is due to finish Phase A.

(1) If the competitor is early or late finishing Phase A, the One-minute break will be increased or decreased accordingly. For example, if a competitor finishes Phase A 15 seconds early, his break will be 1 minute 15 seconds; if he finishes Phase A 20 seconds late, his break will be 40 seconds.

(2) If a competitor is so late finishing Phase A that he cannot start Phase B on time, he will be started on Phase B as soon as possible (no allowance being made for adjustments to saddlery, etc.). The optimum time for Phase B will start from the actual time the starter instructs him to start.

(3) The competitor who is late finishing Phase A need not attempt to regain the time

lost, since the time is penalized on Phase A only. c. The finishing time of Phase B is also the starting time of Phase C.

(1) Gain of 30 seconds on Phase B does not give the competitor an additional 30 seconds to complete Phase C. The optimum time of Phase C is not affected by the gain or loss of time on Phase B. (2) The gaining of any time on Phase B and/or Phase C will result in additional rest- ing time added to the Ten-minute compulsory halt provided for the Second Horse Inspection before the start of Phase D.

(3) The loss of any time on Phase B and/or Phase C will not reduce the Ten-minute compulsory halt except as provided below. The competitor's starting time for Phase D will have to be adjusted.

d. It is possible that a competitor might exceed the optimum time on one or more phases. Normally, the starting time of Phase D will be delayed by the sum of any time lost less the sum of any time gained. However, if this delay is small (i.e. the competitor was only a few seconds late finishing Phase C), the competitor may be started on Phase D at his scheduled time, in order not to interfere unduly with the timetable.

TIME. a. Time Limit—On Phases A and C, the time limit is one fifth more than the optimum time. On Phase B, the time limit is twice the optimum time. b. Time Faults—On Phases A and C, exceeding the optimum time will be penalized at 1.0 penalty point per second. On Phase B, exceeding the optimum time will be penal- ized at the rate of 0.8 penalty point per second.

PACE AND DISMOUNTING. Between the starts and finishes of Phases A and C, com- petitors are free to choose their own pace. They may dismount and proceed on foot beside their horse at any time, including while negotiating compulsory passages, except that they must be mounted to pass through the start and finish flags of both Phases. The rules for pace and dismounting on Phase B are the same as those for the Cross-Country Test of a Horse Trial.

MARKING OF THE COURSE. a. Compulsory Passages on Phases A, B and C, shall be marked with the relevant let- ter of the Phase and numbered consecutively from the start of the Phase. b. Kilometer Markers—The routes of Phases A and C will be marked at intervals of 1000 meters by signs. The signs shall indicate the distance from the start of the Phase and shall include the letter of the Phase.

FAULTS. Faults on steeplechase shall be scored in accordance with EV141.1. 11. ASSISTANCE. At the start of Phase B and of Phase D, and at any other point deter- mined and announced by the Organizing Committee, it is permitted to assist the competitor and to attend to his horse (groom, water, etc.). BOD 1/17/10 Effective 4/1/10

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