Trail class exhibitors enjoy a well-planned course. But there are rules trail designers must consider when they’re putting together the obstacles for trail classes. Do you know those rules?
Take our true/false quiz to test your knowledge and pick up some showing tips for trail classes.
1 True or false? At show management’s discretion, trail courses can use tires to form the back end of a backing obstacle.
2 True or false? The trail course must be posted at least one hour before the class starts.
3 True or false? Every trail course must have at least one set of raised poles to walk over.
4 True or false? The bridge is a mandatory obstacle in trail courses.
5 True or false? Trail patterns should not be constructed to trap a horse or eliminate it by making an obstacle too difficult.
6 True or false? Two or more optional obstacles can be used in combination on an approved trail course.
7 True or false? Course decorations can include seasonal accents such as floating ducks in water boxes.
8 True or false? Ground tying is an optional obstacle.
9 True or false? Trail courses must include five mandatory obstacles.
10 True or false? Backing obstacles can be as narrow as 28 inches.
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