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| Combined 3 Day Driving Event It is a 3 day event with Dressage the first day, Marathon and Hazards the second day and cones the third day. This is a pretty formal event. |
| Combined 2 Day Driving Event This is a 2 day event with Dressage and cones on the first day and the Marathon and Hazards on the second day. This is also a pretty formal event. |
| Horse Driving Trial This is a 1 day event with Dressage , cones and Hazards all in one day. This event is a little bit more laid back than the Three and Two Day Combined Driving Events. |
| Arena Driving Trial This is a 1 day event all held in an arena. It has the Dressage, cones and Hazards only with the marathon eliminated. It is a great sport for the not-so-conditioned horse. ADT's are also great for wintertime. Most of the these are very laid back. |
| Training Level Verses Preliminary The dressage test in Training level goes over the basic gaits. It does not have a lengthened walk or trot. The walk is on a long loose rein (to test the training of your horse - you wouldn't want your equine to go running off when you loosen up the rein now would you?) The cones are wider apart in training level. The hazards are not timed in training level except in ADT's.. Pneumatic tires are permitted in Training level. |
| What's the difference between Combined Driving and Arena Driving Trial? |
| There are a couple of differences between the various Driving trials...... |
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| Linda Willis and Commander |
| Photo courtesy of Patti Carson |
| Linda Willis and Pair |
| Martha Duchnowski and Painted Angel |
| Linda Kern and Bubbles |
| Photo courtesy of Patti Carson |
| Lou from Double Day Farms |
| Thank you Holly Pulsifer American Driving Society for helping getting the facts straight on this page! |
| Thank you Holly Pulsifer American Driving Society for helping getting the facts straight on this page! |