RC#: 19-072 Status: Posted 30 July 18 Name: FEI ADS #: Subject: Clarify measurement between pairs of cones in Oxer Rule #: ANNEX 8 Current Wording ANNEX 8 Oxer in Cones course 8.1 An oxer will be composed of 2 pairs of cones in a straight line. The distance between the first set of cones Read more
RC#: 19-060 Status: Posted 15 Jun18, Recommended by PDC 19July18 Name: Jeff Morse for PDC ADS #: 4667 Subject: Use of Course After Competition Rule #: PD-236.2 Current Wording: 236.2 Unless expressly permitted by the Organizer, driving, leading, or riding horses on any course used for competition at any time prior to or after the competition Read more
RC#: 19-058 Status: Posted 15 Jun18, Recommended by PDC 19July18 Name: Jeff Morse for PDC ADS #: 4667 Subject: Clarify Outside Assistance Rule #: PD-205.8, 205.9, 241.4 Current Wording: 205.8 Drivers receiving outside assistance after the judging has begun will be penalized at the judge’s discretion or as specified by class rules unless that assistance has Read more
RC#: 19-053 Status: Posted 15 Jun18, Recommended by PDC 19July18 Name: Jeff Morse for PDC ADS #: 4667 Subject: Replace “Markers” with “Cones” Rule #: PD-239.2 Current Wording: 239.2 On markers with perpendicular sides, adjustment for the widest part of the vehicle at the highest part of the marker may be made. New Wording: 239.2 On Read more
RC#: 19-050 Status: Posted 15 Jun18, Recommended by PDC 19July18 Name: Jeff Morse for PDC ADS #: 4667 Subject: Organizer discretion on marathon vehicles Rule #: PD-206.1 Current Wording: 206.1 Management may restrict Combined Driving marathon vehicles from participation in Pleasure Driving competitions. New Wording: 206.1 Combined Driving marathon type vehicles are allowed only at the Read more
RC#: 19-049 Status: Posted 15 Jun18, Recommended by PDC 19July18 Name: Jeff Morse for PDC ADS #: 4667 Subject: Clarify final placings determination Rule #: PD-204.3 Current Wording: 204.3 Management has the option to have final placings determined by working off the leaders of each section or by awarding duplicate ribbons and/or trophies for each section as Read more
RC#: 19-024 Status: Posted 6Jun18, Recommended by CDC & ESC 19July18 Name: Marc Johnson / CDC Chair ADS #: 9050 Subject: Cones Rule #: FEI-Annex 9 Current Wording: Cones Material: Plastic, stable enough for use and indestructible Height: 30 – 50 cm The platform is: ~ 400x 425 cm Angle: 60 degrees Ball hollow on top Read more
RC#: 19-023 Status: Posted 6Jun18, Recommended by CDC & ESC 19July18 Name: Marc Johnson / CDC Chair ADS #: 9050 Subject: Course Inspection Rule #: 11. Course Inspection Current Wording: 11. Course Inspection If the same space is used for more than one competition, the Official(s) will inspect the course immediately prior to the official Course Read more
RC#: 19-020 Status: Posted 5Jun18, Recommended with Mods by CDC & ESC 19July19 Name: Marc Johnson / CDC Chair ADS #: 9050 Subject: Inspection of course by athletes Rule #: 962.3 Inspection of the Course by Athletes. Current Wording: 3.1 At least 48 hours before the first Athlete is due to start Marathon, the whole Course must Read more
RC#: 19-014 Status: Posted 5Jun18, Recommended by CDC & ESC 19July18 Name: Marc Johnson / CDC Chair ADS #: 9050 Subject: Identification numbers for ADS/USEF/FEI Rule #: 944.1 Current Wording: At ADS-recognized events held in conjunction with USEF/FEI events, an identification number with a different background color or numbering scheme that differentiates the ADS entries from Read more
BOD approved rule change 15 Nov17 RC#: 18-028 thru 18-033 Change Type: Clarify Articles: See List below Proponent: Rules Committee, Dressage Committee Status: posted 10Jun17. Recommended by the Dressage Committee (posted 28July17). 19Oct17 Final recommendation for BOD (no changes) See also HK 18-027 where “must” replaces the word “shall” RC# 18-028: 520.3 At the salute, drivers should take the reins in one hand. Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-024 Rule/Article: CD 928.2.1 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: Combined Driving Committee Status: 2June17 #18-002 withdrawn, this update submitted and posted. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: 928.2 Dress in Marathon and Combined Marathon 2.1 Less formal dress is acceptable in Marathon for the Athlete and Grooms. Shorts are not permitted. Infringement will Read more
BOD approved 15Oct17 RC#: 18-023 Rule/Article: CD-C 8.2.c Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted 1June17. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD. Current Wording: 8.2 Width of gates: c. the cones-type gates can be set at either: (i) 175 cm for all classes except for four-in-hands which should be set at 200 cm, Read more
BOD approved 15Oct17 RC#: 18-021 Rule/Article: CD 960.2.9 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted 1June17. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current and Revised Wording: SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
BOD approved 15Oct17 RC#: 18-020 Rule/Article: CD 943.2.18 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted 1June17, Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: Athletes competing in Hybrid divisions and CAC classes offering Advanced Dressage and Cones must follow all FEI requirements pertaining to Athlete and Groom participation New Wording: Athletes (except VSE and Small Pony turnouts) Read more
BOD approved 15Oct17 Rule/Article: CD 943.2.16 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted 1June17. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: At ADS-recognized events, the following table shall apply for Training, Preliminary, and Intermediate divisions. New Wording: At ADS-recognized events, the following table applies for Training, Preliminary, and Intermediate divisions and for VSE and Small Ponies in Advanced Dressage Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-018 Rule/Article: CD 938.1 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: 938.1 Dressage Carriages must be fitted with forward facing lamps and rear lamps or reflectors in Dressage only (penalties: see ARTICLE 957). Lamps or reflectors are not compulsory in Cones. At ADS-recognized events, the provisions Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-017 Rule/Article: CD 937.3.b.(1) Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: b. At ADS-recognized events, there are no required track widths. (See APPENDIX CD-E. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR CDES). Exceptions: (1) Entries in Hybrid Divisions offering Advanced Dressage and Cones must follow all vehicle requirements Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-016 Rule/Article: CD 937.3 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: At ADS-recognized Dressage and Cones competitions, the following table applies for Training, Preliminary, and Intermediate divisions. New Wording: At ADS-recognized Dressage and Cones competitions, the following table applies for Training, Preliminary, Intermediate and all Advanced division classes Read more
BOD approved with changes 15Nov17, verification from CDC resolved conflict and resulted in no change from original RCP RC#: 18-015 Rule/Article: CD 937.1.1 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted; updated 2Jun17 & 7June17. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD with note from RC noting conflict between 937.1.1 and RCP CD 937.3.b(1) Final Revised Wording: 1.1 … At ADS-recognized events, Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-014 Rule/Article: CD 912 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted.Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD. Also mark 912.6 as At ADS does not apply Current Wording: Article 912 Minimum Age – Athletes and Grooms For ADS-recognized events, the provisions of 1-4 of this article do not apply. See GR-2.7 for Read more
BOD approved 15Nov17 RC#: 18-013 Rule/Article: CD 928.2.5 Change Type: Modify Proponent: CD Committee Status: 31May17 received and posted. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: At ADS-recognized events: 2.5 All persons on the vehicle during Marathon must wear properly fastened protective headgear which meets or exceeds ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)/SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) standards for equestrian Read more
Not recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). RC#: 18-005 Rule/Article: CD 945.2 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: Hardy Zantke Status: 13Mar17 received; 19Mar17 posted and sent to committee. Current Wording: 945.2 Prohibited outside assistance At ADS-recognized events, no person, either on or off a competing carriage entry may give verbal or physical directions to an Athlete with the exception of Read more
BOD approved 5Oct17 RC#: 18-003 Rule/Article: CD 965.7.1 Change Type: Clarify Proponent: Hardy Zantke Status: 13Mar17 received; 15Mar17 posted and sent to committee. Recommended by CDC (posted 25July17). From CDC 25Oct17 for BOD Current Wording: 965.7 Timing 7.1 The Athlete will be timed from when the nose of the leading horse passes between the entry flags until the nose 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#: 17-035 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 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#: 17-013 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 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
RCS/RCP # 16-033 Article – CD Glossary Summary – Define Athlete Proponent – RC Date Posted – 28July15 Change Date – 2016 Status – Recommended by CDC. Open for member comments. Current wording: none Suggested wording: Athlete – the driver Reason for change: Reduce confusion over conflicting terms for driver (ADS) / Athlete (FEI and ADS CD)
RCS/RCP # 16-030 Article – PD-248.5 Summary – Clarification of Pick Your Route Proponent – Pleasure Driving Committee Date Posted – 30Jun15 Change Date – 2016 Status – Recommended by PDC Jul2015. Open for member comments. Modified Wording – 248.5 Pick Your Route Obstacles a. To be driven over a course of obstacles (paired markers) with no set Read more
RCS/RCP # 16-026 Article – PD-247 Summary – Change Class Name to Timed Obstacles Proponent – Pleasure Driving Committee Date Posted – 30Jun15 Change Date – 2016 Status – Open for comments. Recommended by PDC Jul2015 Revised Wording – Article 247 Time Competitions Timed Obstacles Included FYI – 247.1 To be driven over a prescribed course of obstacles. The number of Read more
RCS/RCP # 16-025 Article – PD-239.1 Summary – Cone measurement Proponent – Pleasure Driving Committee Date Posted – 30Jun15 Change Date – 2016 Status – Open for comments. Recommended by PDC Jul2015 Current Wording – Article 239 Measurement of Obstacles 239.1 For “traffic cones,” adjustment is made as follows: a. The track width of each vehicle should be taken at Read more
RCS/RCP # 16-024 Article – PD-228 Summary – Drive and Ride Proponent – Pleasure Driving Committee Date Posted – 30Jun15 Change Date – 2016 Status – Open for comments. Recommended by PDC Jul2015, with modifications 16Oct2015 Current Wording – Article 228 Drive and Ride Single horse to be shown in two concurrent sections. 228.1 In Harness: To be shown to Read more