RC#: 19-004
Status: Posted 14Feb18, Recommended CDC & ESC 19July18
| Name: | Hardy Zantke |
| ADS #: | 1187 |
| Subject: | Grooms speaking penalties |
| Rule #: | Appendix CD-B Arena Trials |
| Current Wording: | 1.10 Grooms May ride in/on the vehicle in competition. During Driven Dressage or Obstacles/Cones competitions, grooms giving verbal or physical directions or sliding, lifting or moving the vehicle in any way will incur immediate elimination for the entry. Grooms may not give verbal or physical direction nor may they li or slide the vehicle during cones competitions. A capable Navigator/Groom must be age 12 or over for Training and Preliminary Division, and age 14 or over for Intermediate and Advanced Divisions. |
| New Wording: | 1.10 Grooms May ride in/on the vehicle in competition. During Driven Dressage or Obstacles/Cones competitions, grooms sliding, lifting or moving the vehicle in any way will incur elimination. Grooms speaking in Dressage will incur 10 penalty points. A capable Navigator/Groom must be age 12 or over for Training and Preliminary Division, and age 14 or over for Intermediate and Advanced Divisions. |
| Reason for Change: | To bring in line with Art 945.2 and new language in 975.2 allowing groom to speak in cones and simplify language. |
| Type of change: | Modify |
Kmorgan1 says :
May 15, 2018I have a question about the use of the word “capable” in “A capable Navigator/Groom must be age 12 or over …..” It doesn’t make sense to me so I guess it’s just historic? Does it mean a navigator must be 12 or over to be considered capable? Do we need to keep it? Kate
Zantke says :
May 29, 2018Good question, Kate. I’ll leave it to the CDC to answer your concern. My RCS was just focusing on the new “groom speaking” issue. So I had no intention to tackle anything else here.
Tracey Morgan says :
June 10, 2018Supported by Driven Dressage Committee
Linda Yutzy says :
August 31, 2018Please see 945.2
Linda Yutzy says :
August 31, 2018sorry. should be 952.2 #19-002