In
competitive riding points count as follows:
- The first finishing TWH gets 3 points
- The second finishing TWH gets 2 points
- The 1 point is awarded to any TWH that finishes
the ride.
Additional points will be added to a horse's total
points as follows:
- One point for completion of a ride more than
100 miles in length
- Three points for Best Conditioned of Ride
- Three points for 1st Overall Horse
Use time, distance & stress, not speed, as
judging criteria & therefore should not be confused with endurance riding.
Judging is based upon each horse starting the ride with the score of 100
points, evaluating as follows:
- Soundness 40%
- Condition 40 %
- Manners 15%
- Way of Going 5%
While primary judging is on the horse, riders also
compete for awards & are judged on the care & handling of their mounts
throughout the entire ride. All forward movement of the horse must be made
while the rider is mounted. Horses must be at least 5 years of age.
Daily mileage is between 25 & 40 miles - depending
on the difficulty of the terrain - to be covered in 6 1/2 to 7 hours
riding time. The main objective is to work all the horses over an
identical trail in the same length of time, thus having a basis of fair
comparison for determining the horse's soundness, condition, & manners.
While this is not a race, judgment in timing & pacing is important; the
winner being the one whose horse was ridden at a consistent pace
throughout the ride. |