Figure L12
Working Equitation Competition
How Four Trials Become Three Classifications
One championship is won three separate times. The same four trials are counted three different ways, and the three results may have three different winners.
WAWE · International
Step 1
The four trials, in the order they are ridden.
Trial 1
Working Dressage
marked
Trial 2
Ease of Handling
marked
Step 2
The same four trials are then counted three times over, once for each classification. Each panel below sits under the same four trials, in the same order: every trial is marked either Counts or Does not count.
Result 1 of 3
Team Championship
The result a nation wins as a team, counted from all four trials.
Trial 1Working Dressage●Counts
Trial 2Ease of Handling●Counts
Trial 3Speed●Counts
Trial 4Cattle●Counts
- A nation enters a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 riders.
- In each trial, the best 3 results per team count.
- A team that does not ride the cattle trial cannot be included in this classification.
Result 2 of 3
Individual Championship
The result a single rider wins, counted from the first three trials only.
Trial 1Working Dressage●Counts
Trial 2Ease of Handling●Counts
Trial 3Speed●Counts
Trial 4Cattle○Does not count
- Riders are ordered first by the number of trials completed, then by the number of points scored.
Result 3 of 3
Cattle Trial Classification
The cattle trial's own result, counted from that one trial alone.
Trial 1Working Dressage○Does not count
Trial 2Ease of Handling○Does not count
Trial 3Speed○Does not count
Trial 4Cattle●Counts
- Calculated separately from the Individual and Team Championships.
Three separate results, from one championship — and they may have three different winners.
Every figure on this plate is international. No national rule appears here.
Fig. L12 · How Four Trials Become Three Classifications