THE COMPETITION
The Certius Championships is an exciting new arena-based event aiming to fill the space between the two and three-day summer events and the one-day Club events and Indoor winter events to provide a goal for the whole spectrum of carriage drivers across the country.
The Certius Championships will be run over two days. Saturday will be Compulsory Figures. A new test has been developed that is a fusion of a traditional Dressage test and a Precision and Paces test, known as Compulsory Figures.
The same 'footprint' is driven by all in a 30m x 60m arena. Novices drive the test predominantly in working trot with a walk and halt and one lengthened stride section. Open classes drive the same movements but in collected, working and extended trot, working and free walk, halt and rein back and one handed.
It is marked with a 20-box score sheet with 17 movements and 3 collective marks. At the Championships there will be a Judges at C, B and E.
Saturday will begin with Phase One - Compulsory Figures driven in the Magic Arena. This will be followed by Phase Two - Cones, driven in the Superflex Arena.
Sunday will be Phase Three - Obstacles, driven in the Superflex Arena. The four Obstacles will be built prior to the weekend allowing plenty of time for walking.
Backsteppers are considered Navigators in all phases and may talk throughout the competition.
This event is accessible to all because The David Broome Event Centre offers a full range of facilities, such as stabling, which is included in the entry fee of £100 for singles, £130 for pairs/tandems and £160 for teams.