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This is a knowledge and athletic event lasting up to 3 1/2 days. For the duration of the Rally, the competitors (riders, grooms, and captains) remain at the site of the rally and are expected to look after all of their mount’s requirements during the Rally, feeding, cleaning, grooming, and first aid are included. C Rally consists of a 3 phase event Dressage, Endurance, and Stadium Jumping and the competitors are also scored on their Stable Management which involves many aspects of the care of their horses. The form of the riding parts of the event is similar to the D rally described above, but the courses are much more challenging, longer, and involve more variety of jumps including water. The courses require a full effort from both the rider and mount. Both should be physically WELL CONDITIONED as athletes to avoid injury. Rallies are run on a team basis, with individual awards being presented as well. Teams are usually made up of 2 or 3 riders and their horses with 1 or 2 unmounted team members who may be called Captains or Helpers. Western Ontario Region offers 3 divisions in the Rally, “Pre-Training”, “Training” and “Preliminary”. Although entry is primarily based on the capabilities of the horses, A and B riders are normally expected to enter the Preliminary division, first time C riders the Pre-Training division, and experienced C riders, C1’s and C2’s the Training division. The Pre-Training division involves cross-country and stadium jumping totaling up to 34 jumps at a height of 3’0”, spreads of 3’0” top and 4’0” bottom, and a speed of up to 400 meters/minute. Drop Jumps of up to 3’7” may be used. The Training division involves cross-country and stadium jumping totaling up to 36 jumps at a height of 3’3”, spreads of 3’7” top and 5’3” bottom, and a speed of up to 450 meters/minute. Drop Jumps of up to 4’7” and jumps with no height of up to 5’11” may be used. The Preliminary division involves up to 40 jumps at 3’7” height, 4’7” top spread, and 6’7” bottom spread at 520 meters/min. Drop Jumps can be up to 5’3” and jumps with no height can be up to 9’10” wide. There will be several combination jumps in each course. The maximum length of the cross country course is 3500 meters for Preliminary, 3000 meters for Training, and 2000 meters for Pre-Training. In addition, a Roads and Trails course of up to 3300 meters is also required for all levels as part of the endurance test. DO NOT underestimate the difficulty of this competition! Competition, however, is only a part of a Rally. Rallies also include some planned and some unplanned entertainment and plenty of opportunity for members from different Branches or Regions to get together and renew old friendships or make new ones.
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