Figure L7
The Four Trials
The Four Trials in Order
The four trials in the order they are ridden, and what each one adds. The same training runs underneath all four.
THE FOUR TRIALS, IN THE ORDER THEY ARE RIDDEN
1
WORKING DRESSAGE
establishes the training
the other trials will test.
2
EASE OF HANDLING
the working day,
structured in the arena.
3
SPEED
the same course,
ridden against the clock.
4
CATTLE
the oldest of the four,
and by far the least often held.
RIDDEN AS A TEAM
and not always held
The same training runs underneath all four trials.
The four trials stay the same from a rider’s first competition to their last.
What changes is the standard.
Fig. L7 · The Four Trials in Order