A new indoor TREC winter series has been announced, offering riders of all abilities and backgrounds the opportunity to compete year round.
Indoor event
The RS-Tor Rider Safety Aid TREC GB Winter league runs nationwide from 1 October 1st to 31 March and any horse and rider combination is able to enter. As the series is held indoors, the orienteering phase will not be included, so the competition will comprise control of paces (CoP) and a cross-country/obstacle course (PTV).
The series is the first event run by TREC GB, which will be the new National Governing Body for the sport in the UK from 1 October 2014.
Diverse appeal
TREC is a discipline that appeals to lots of riders with horses of different shapes and sizes.
“The sport’s competitors come from a wide range of riding backgrounds, from the pure hobby rider to the semi-professional dressage or event rider wanting to improve their horse’s basic schooling,” said TREC GB chairman Mary Weston.
“Western and side saddle riders can compete alongside traditional English style riders, with horses bitted or bitless, shod or unshod. No other equestrian sport can offer such diverse appeal.”