TREC Clinic

Event by Laura Atkinson and North East TREC Group

Lets get North East TREC of the ground. 

TREC is comprised of three sections Orienteering intended to test the skills of a horse and rider in planning and executing a long distance ride in unfamiliar country, the Control of Paces (MA) and an Obstacle Course (PTV)

What is TREC?

TREC focuses on the MA (Control of Paces) and PTV (Obstacle course) phases of TREC 

The PTV is a course of 10 optional obstacles, each with a maximum score of 10 points. There is a large range of obstacles designed to test things that would normally be encountered out hacking in the British countryside. You will not be eliminated if there is something that you cannot or do not wish to do. All you have to do is cease forward movement before the obstacle and tell the judge that you are not attempting it. 

To find out more, please look at the TREC GB Rulebook https://trecgb.com/rules/rulebook/

The MA phase consists of a 2m wide corridor between 50 and 150m long, along which the rider canters as slowly as possible before returning by walking as fast as possible without breaking pace. A maximum of 15 points for each of the two stages can be attained, i.e. 50% of the full Summer Series marks.

Instructor: Helen Wain 

Helen is BHS APC, First Aid Trained, DBS Checked, RWYM Accredited Coach, TREC Judge and has competed for over 20 years. Helen loves TREC as a Sport, one reason being many Grass Roots Riders who would say they "just hack", find they enjoy the Sport and as a result want to improve, so they become more interested in developing ridden skills and handling skills and grow a better partnership with their horses.

So what to expect from the training session - a fun relaxed environment where we will look at the PTV section of TREC (the obstacles). We will work on different techniques all that will help in day to day riding and life, obedience, manners, control. This is open to everyone on any type of horse or pony no one is exclude - from the nervous to the confident I am happy to teach all abilities. I also take great pleasure in teaching lead rein/first ridden and in-hand.

Please checkout http://www.trecgb.com/ for more info. 

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