RC#: 19-003
Status: Posted 14Feb18, Recommended by CDC & ESC 19July18
| Name: | Hardy Zantke |
| ADS #: | 1187 |
| Subject: | Help entering the Dressage Arena |
| Rule #: | CD 952.1 |
| Current Wording: | 952.1 Entering the Arena An Athlete who enters the arena before the starting signal or who fails to enter the arena within 90 seconds of the starting signal may be Eliminated, at the discretion of the President of the Ground Jury. At ADS-recognized events, should there be any difficulty entering the arena, the Competitor may request permission from the Ground Jury to be led into the arena by the groom(s). No Competitor may be required to drive before his scheduled time. (See 944.2). |
| New Wording: | 952.1 Entering the Arena An Athlete who enters the arena before the starting signal or who fails to enter the arena within 90 seconds of the starting signal may be Eliminated, at the discretion of the President of the Ground Jury. At ADS-recognized events, no Competitor may be required to drive before his scheduled time. (See 944.2). |
| Reason for Change: | Delete the ADS exception that “should there be any difficulty entering the arena, the Competitor may request permission from the Ground Jury to be led into the arena by the groom(s)”. This is a VERY old carry over from the beginning days of Combined Driving. In all my many years in driving I have NEVER seen a case where this was applied. It’s time to just delete it. |
| Type of change: | Modify |
Tracey Morgan says :
June 10, 2018Supported by the Driven Dressage Committee