FEI rule change RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-051 Rule/Article: 981 Penalties in Cones chart Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 1Aug2016 Article 981 Summary of Penalties in Cones 1 Clarification: Line 3: Driving without a whip in the arena competition 1 New: Add last line: Grooms standing between the start and Finish / 975.2.7 / 5 Read more
FEI rule change RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-050 Rule/Article: Annex 8 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 1Aug2016 New Annex 8: (old Annex 8 becomes Annex 10, old Annex 10 becomes Annex 9)
FEI rule change RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-049 Rule/Article: 973.1.6 and 973.1.6.1 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 1Aug2016 NEW 973.1.6 An Oxer will be composed of two pairs of cones in a straight line. The distance between the first set of cones and the second set will be between 1.5 and 3 meters, at the Read more
FEI rule change RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-048 Rule/Article: 973.1.2 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 1Aug2016 Current wording: All obstacles consisting of a single pair of cones will constitute a single obstacle. New wording: All obstacles consisting of a single pair or double pair (oxer) of cones will constitute as a single obstacle.
FEI rule change RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-047 Rule/Article: 965.3.2 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 1Aug2016 Current wording: Once Grooms have dismounted they are not required to get back onto the carriage and need not follow the Athlete through any of the Compulsory Gates in the rest of the Obstacle. Grooms do not have to be Read more
This Proposal is suggested as amended by the Combined Driving Committee. RC#: 17-045 Rule/Article: CD-A Driving Trials, 2. Divisions Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 7June2016, revised 28July2016 Appendix CD-A #2 Current Wording: Driving Trial Divisions may be include Training, Preliminary, Intermediate, Advanced or hybrid divisions including Intermediate-II or Preliminary-II or combinations thereof. Organizers should limit the number Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee. This proposal only changes the wording to replace Intermediate-II. The option to also remove the option of a two-section marathon is RC# 17-041 Please note correction to new (red) text. Apologies for the late change. (5Aug2016) RC#: 17-040 Rule/Article: 960.2.9 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 7June2016, revised 27July2016, Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee. RC#: 17-039 Rule/Article: 960.2.7 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 7June2016 Suggested Wording: 960.2.7 At ADS-recognized events: a. Training [insert] Marathon competitions [delete division events] other than Driving Trials, Sections A, Walk and B must be used with a total distance up to 12 km, with up to five obstacles Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED as revised by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-038 Rule/Article: 951 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 7June2016, revised 27July 2017 Current Wording: At ADS-recognized events, current ADS Driven Dressage Tests must be used as published for Training, Preliminary and Intermediate divisions and for Advanced division in Arena Trials. Advanced divisions in Driving Trials and Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-036 Rule/Article: 943.2.16 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 4June2016, revised 27July2016 Current Wording: Intermediate-II division drivers must follow all FEI rules for Advanced Competition for Dressage and Cones. New Wording: Athletes competing in Hybrid Divisions and CAC classes offering Advanced Dressage and Cones must follow all FEI rules Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-035 Rule/Article: 937.3 b(1) Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 4June2016, revised 27July206 Current Wording: In Dressage and Cones: Intermediate-II division entries must follow all vehicle requirements under FEI 2* rules. New Wording: Entries in Hybrid Divisions offering Advanced Dressage and Cones must follow all vehicle requirements under FEI Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-034 Rule/Article: CD 937.1.1 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 4June2016 Current Wording: (in italics, second sentence) For divisions other than Intermediate-II and Advanced, a groom is optional for single horse and pony drivers in Dressage and Cones Competition only and also for all single equine turnouts less Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RC#: 17-033 Rule/Article: CD 914.3.4 913.3.4 (corrected article number 2Aug16, thank you Hardy) Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 4June2016 Current Wording: Intermediate-II division – the driver has completed* at least four Preliminary or Intermediate division CDEs. New Wording: Hybrid divisions offering Advanced Dressage and Cones – the driver has Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Recreational Driving Committee RC#: 17-032 Rule/Article: RD 408.1 Proponent: Heidi Ferguson Date: posted 4June2016 Current Wording: Two grooms are required for four-in-hands or unicorns to assist in the event of difficulty. Suggested Wording: Except for VSE and Small Pony turnouts that require just one groom, two grooms are required for four-in-hands or unicorns to assist Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Event Standards Committee as amended This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee as amended RC#: 17-030 Rule/Article: GR 6.3 Proponent: Boots Wright Date: posted 2June2016, amended 3Oct16 New: GR 6.3 At American Driving Society recognized events, all equines entering the event location must be accompanied by documentation of Equine Influenza Virus and Equine Herpes Read more
This proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Combined Driving Committee RCP#: 17-026 Rule/Article: CD 901.10.6 Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Revised Wording: 901.10.6 A “Combined a-la-carte (CAC) event” may use any of the above formats, with class entry selections made at the competitor’s option from those published in the Omnibus on the entry form. Organizers may offer one or more Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-018 Rule/Article: PD 250.1 Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Current Wording: 250.1 Fault and Out Obstacles c. If all the obstacles are driven cleanly before the allowed time expires, the driver will begin the course again, starting with obstacle #1, without having to pass through the Start markers. Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-017 Rule/Article: PD 249.6.g Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Strike Article 249.6g Current Wording: 249.6 Your Route/My Route Obstacles g. Omitting an obstacle or driving an obstacle twice in the second half of the round results in Elimination. Passing through the Start and Finish markers more than Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-015 Rule/Article: PD 244 Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Strike Article 238.4 and modify 244 Current Wording: 238.4 Unless otherwise specified in class rules, if an entry disturbs any part of an obstacle out of its driving sequence or if any obstacle or start or finish line is Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-016 Rule/Article: PD 238.4 Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Strike Article 238.4 see 17-015 Reason for Change: Exceptions previously listed in 238.4 will be covered by the statement in PD244: “Unless otherwise specified in class rule…”
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-014 Rule/Article: PD 216.1 Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Current Wording: 216.1 Classes offered for donkeys and/or mules may be divided by size. New Wording: Delete entirely Reason for Change: If it is not prohibited, it is permitted. This is an unnecessary rule.
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-013 Rule/Article: PD 249.3 Clarify Double Jeopardy Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 31May2016 Current Wording: b. After passing through the Start markers, the first driver shall proceed through each obstacle and through the designated Finish markers for the first course and come to a halt. The time is stopped until Read more
This proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Rules Committee RC#: 17-011 Rule/Article: GR 5.11 Modify also PD 207.4 Proponent: Rules Committee Date: posted 02Feb2016, modified 31July2016 Current Wording: All Juniors in all competitions must wear properly fastened protective headgear which meets or exceeds current ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)/SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) standards for equestrian use and carry the SEI tag. Read more
This proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee as modified RC#: 17-010 Rule/Article: GR 2.7 + 5.11 Clarify Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 27Jan16, chart modified 31July2016 Current Wording: Junior and adult competition participants, e.g., anyone who rides on a vehicle at any time at an event, are defined as follows: a. The “competition Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Pleasure Driving Committee. RC#: 17-009 Rule/Article: PD 250.3 Clarify Proponent: ADS Pleasure Driving Committee Date: posted 25Jan16 Current Wording: e. No points will be awarded for an incorrectly completed obstacle. If the obstacle is incorrectly driven, but not disturbed, it may be attempted again. New Wording: e. No points will be awarded for an Read more
This Proposal is RECOMMENDED by the Event Standards Committee. RC#: 17-003 Rule/Article: Approval of Competitions (AC) 2.6 Proponent: Event Standards Committee Date: posted 3Jan16 Current Wording: AC.2.6 Provide qualified medical personnel (as defined by state or local EMS district) either present or on call (except marathon); a means of communication for accident notification to the central command area; a means of patient Read more