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We would be unable to run any events
without the valuable support of volunteer judges and helpers. Please
remember that all WHTG members are required to provide help for half a
day at Winter events and one full day (or two half days) at a Summer
event. This can be
provided by a willing family member/friend who doesn't even have to be
horsey! Please
identify which events you will provide help for this year and email alex@white-horse-trec.co.uk with the details. NB records are kept of those who actually
help out at each event, and any member who
competes but does not help out may be excluded from competing at future
WHTG events. If you put your name down and then are unable to help out,
please let the
organiser know beforehand so that they can try to replace you. It is entirely possible to help for
half a day at TREC competitions alongside competing - usually by
judging the PTV or Control of Paces for a level that you're not
competing in, and the great community spirit that TREC is renowned for
really helps at the end of the day when everyone clubs together to get
things cleared away and tidied up. There is often a wait between the
end of the competition and the presentation, and your help with
clearing PTV equipment away, packing the club trailer, sorting out the
rosettes/prizes for presentation, dismantling gazebos, taking down and
collecting signs etc - many hands really do make light work! At
the end of the competition, rather than asking the organiser - who will
no doubt be looking rather harrassed - when prizegiving will be, please
just ask what jobs still need to be done. The roles of different TREC
officials are explained here
on the BHS website. 2009
version of BHS TREC
Rulebook is now available, several new obstacles added - get your copy here! At WHTG we look after our judges -
refreshments will be provided in return for your help. Judging No training is necessary as you will
be fully briefed by the Technical Delegate (TD) or another experienced
TREC judge on the day. However, if you would like to attend BHS TREC
judge training please contact amanda@white-horse-trec.co.uk.
It is very helpful as riders to see the rules from the judge's point of
view, and will build your confidence when judging. POR
Checkpoints You
may have further instructions if you are at the start or end of a
bearings or grid reference section for level three or four - the TD or
Tracer will explain what to do and when! POR
Tickets The TD or Tracer will explain the
individual requirements of the
ticket to you, along with any special instructions - please listen
carefully and ensure that all flags are placed correctly on the ground.
If you are not sure, please ask for clarification. You should be given
at least one set of flags (red and white), clipboard with sheets on,
list of competitors, emergency contact
details and a pen, plus some refreshments. It helps if you can bring
your own folding chair and a book or radio as it may be quiet, and
sunblock, water or an umbrella as the weather dictates. - Try not to be too visible! Control
of Paces You will sit or stand at a fixed
point near the CP corridor with several other judges, and you are
judging whether competitors touch/leave the inside of the marked
corridor, or break pace out of either canter or walk - the quality of
the pace is not judged and flying changes are allowed. Electronic timing equipment may be
used, otherwise digital stopwatches and hand signals will be - judges
will agree on hand signals to be used, it is usually an arm raised and
dropped as competitors enter the corridor, with different signals for
'broke pace' and 'outside corridor'. Usually only one person has a
clipboard and stopwatch but at major championships every judge may have
one so that hand signals aren't used. PTV Starter/finisher
- you will be given a satellite-controlled clock and informed of the
gap to leave between competitors - it may be setting each one off when
the last reaches a set point on the course, or may be fixed times. This
job can be done by anybody, no experience needed. Obstacle
judges - every obstacle is different. You will be provided with
an instruction sheet (please read it carefully!) and briefed by the TD
or organiser. Reasonable experience of horses is required for almost
every obstacle - being able to tell what gait a horse is in and whether
it changes, interpret the rules correctly in terms of effectiveness
faults (refusals etc) and assess the rider's use of
aids/position/safety to give an accurate style mark. If you deduct
effectiveness marks or give penalties you should always write a note to
explain it, for example 'knocked 2x', 'one refusal' or 'brushed
gatepost with bum' for effectiveness; 'got reins wrapped around gate
latch - unsafe' or 'one stirrup down' for penalties, in order to assist
with any queries. If gait is involved in the scoring (eg corridor, low
branches, bending) please note down what it was, including whether it
changed. Other
jobs There are many other very important
roles to be played, many of which can be done alongside competing. Constructing
or dismantling the PTV course - a big job that is heavy in
manpower but can often be done before/after the competition so that you
can still take part, check with the organiser about when they plan to
put the course up.
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Guide
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