2010 Revised Rules - ADT ORGANIZING RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE 2010 SERIES
All participants are asked to read the rules prior to competing in 2010.

Rules will follow Appendix A and B of the ADS Handbook whenever possible, with exceptions/additions as noted herein. All rules in the ADS handbook, which are not modified for ADT’s in Appendix A and B, will still apply. The host facility must follow the rules and guidelines set by the ADCS ADT committee. There shall be no exceptions.

Any new ADTs must be approved by the ADT Committee and ADCS board.

Number of events: Attempts will be made to schedule at least six events in the series. There could be more,with Board approval, if more event organizers come forward. If an event needs to be canceled, any change of location needs to be approved by the ADT committee.

Divisions, levels and classes are determined at the beginning of each series by the ADT committee. Classes offered can not be changed mid series, and all classes need to be included in every ADT in the series.

All participants (drivers) in ADCS sponsored events must be current ADCS members. Grooms, navigators, etc. may be non members of ADCS. All must sign a release at each event.

Entry fees are set at $40 per entry. A person going HC must be a member and pay the full fee.

On other than the dressage field, the host facility must not allow participants to practice on the course once it has been set up, whether it is the day before or a week before. A competitor will be eliminated from that event if found to violate this rule.

The ADS handbook Appendix B Section 3 covers the cones course and should be followed as much as possible, with discretionary decisions left to the organizers. Organizers are reminded, however, that most
competitors will have little time to study a course in person, and this should be taken into account with the design. Very difficult or hard to follow routes should be avoided.

There shall be a dressage judge and a TD at every event. The TD’s responsibilities, among others assigned by the Organizer, shall include:
+ reviewing the course prior to starting the event and performing a safety check of each entry.
+ briefing of volunteers
+ ensuring that each hazard judge has a whistle and that it is to be blown immediately after leaving the exit to inform the competitor in the event of an elimination while driving in a hazard .
+ ensure approved ADT forms are used and understood
+ the judge at a hazard shall notify the TD immediately any time a person E’s in a hazard to allow the TD to review the decision, if need be.
+ The TD should be available to monitor and assist during all activities taking place during the event.

Suggested fee schedule: Judges: under 25 competitors- $150, 25 or more competitors -$175. TD: $150. If
any official, whether charging a fee or not, is traveling an unusual distance to an event, a reasonable
mileage fee my be paid and shall be shown in the event budget. In general milage shall be $25 for non local travel up to 50 miles and $50 for over 50 miles.

If an ADT is held in conjunction with another event and uses an official who requires a fee greater than this standard, such fee beyond these amounts and other costs for that official must be born by the other activity.

Divisions/Levels/Classes for 2010

DIVISIONS
VSE (single and pairs), Singles (pony and horse), Multiples/Pairs (all except VSE)

LEVELS
Training Green Driver is limited to those who are new to driving in 2010, or first time competitors in an
ADT Series (or did not qualify for a year end award in the previous series), and who have never competed in a CDE above training level, or in more than one CDE at training level. Any driver eligible for green driver may compete for one entire series in that level, and will be required to move out of the green class in the next series. The Green Driver level is designed for beginner drivers. Scores in hazards are not taken or counted for Green Drivers.

Regular Training level is open to any driver/equine combination. It is expected that very experienced
drivers with experienced horses will compete at a higher level and leave this class for drivers with green
horses or relatively new drivers no longer eligible for the green driver class. However, it will be left up to
the individual to decide with which level they feel most comfortable. A Champion at this level in a previous series may compete at this level in the new series and may again earn a year end award and repeat as Champion.

Preliminary, Intermediate, Advanced These levels are open to any driver/equine combination wishing to
compete in them. Previous series competition level or placing has no bearing on who may enter these levels. A prior Champion may repeat in the new series.

CLASSES
Classes result from combining a level and division. There is no class offered in Pairs for the Green Driver level, however. All other combinations are possible and offered. Year end awards are given in all classes with qualified entries, through six places. Two events must be attended by the same driver/equine
combination in the class to qualify for year end placing.

Year End Points Awarded at each ADT:
Each class will be placed based on the final combined score of the three event phases. Each entry will receive one point for participating at the event, even if they have been eliminated. To that will be added points based on the order of finish, through six places. Six points will be added for a 1st place finish if there are six or more in the class. If fewer than six are in the class, 1st place will add points equal to the number competing in the class.

Each subsequent placing will add one less point. Anyone eliminated will not be awarded additional place points, but will be counted among those in the class.
Example: If you placed first in a class of eight, you would receive 6 points for being first plus 1 point for
participation, for a total of 7 points at that ADT event. (7 are the maximum points that one can earn at any one ADT.) If you placed seventh, you would get just 1 point for participating, as placing points end with sixth place. If you eliminated, you would get 1 point only (for participating). A 1st place finish in a class of three would get 1 participation point plus 3 points for being first, for a total of four points. Subsequent places would end up with 3 and 2 points total.

YEAR END AWARDS
An Awards Banquet will be scheduled at a date after the final ADT of the series. Year End points are
accumulated at each series ADT on each driver/equine/class combination (an entry).

Awards will be given in each class that has had any entries qualifying by attending at least two events in the series. The ADT committee will determine awards for the year.

Four ADT results will be combined to determine the final year end score and placement for year end awards for each entry qualified. If an entry only participates in two ADTs, only two events will count. If an entry competes in four or more ADTs, their four best results will be combined for the year end total. As the participation point will be linked to year end points earned for class placement at each ADT, only those participation points included with the best four finishes will count in the final total.

If changing levels mid-series, the same driver/equine may earn an additional award if at least two ADTs are also attended in the class at the new level. Exception: If a green driver entry moves to regular training midseason, they may not earn a second award- as they have not changed levels. They will have to choose the training class to be used for the award if they qualify in both sections of training level.

Other than between Intermediate and Advanced, if a driver/equine combination moves up to a higher level during the series, and after one ADT at the new level, the driver decides it was a mistake to move up, they may return to the lower level. If they move up again at a later date, they must then finish the season at the higher level. This holds true for a green driver moving to regular training, as well.

Competitor Rules
1. Informal dress is permissible for all classes.
2. Helmets are required at all times for the driver and any passengers.
3. Gloves and whips are required in competition. Lap robes are not required.
4. Leg wraps may used on horses during all phases of the competition
5. Navigators are required except for VSE singles. Junior drivers must be accompanied by an adult.
Navigators may assist more than one entry and if you don’t have a navigator, they frequently can be
volunteer for you during the event.
6. Any safe vehicle will be allowed in all divisions/levels. Drivers need to consider if their vehicle is
designed for this type of driving and suitable for the local conditions at each ADT.
7. No wire spoked wheels shall be used at levels above training, except for VSE vehicles. Pneumatic tires
may be used at all levels
8. In Training Level (green and regular), in all phases, no cantering or running will be allowed. Accuracy and correctness should be the primary goal, not speed. Breaks must be controlled immediately, with penalties given or elimination the result, depending on circumstances.
9. Time penalties in the hazards will be used in the scoring for all levels except Green Driver as noted
above.
10. All dogs must be on leash and under control at all times. Local organizers may make their own rules
regarding allowing dogs on the property.
11. An entry may be eliminated and /or excused form the competition site for dangerous/unsafe driving.
12. All equine brought to a competition must compete in the event. No animals may be there “just for the
experience.”
13. All participants are expected to follow the ADS rules concerning behavior and sportsmanship. This
includes inappropriate comments, excessive noise during competitions, excessive use of the whip, cruelty
to animals, etc.
14. Competitors are reminded to read and follow any additional local rules that may be distributed or posted at an event.
15. A competitor may question the decision of any official at an event within a reasonable time of the
decision. However the final decision of the official shall be final and no further appeal is permitted


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