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| Driving cones at The Laurels at Landhope International CDE |
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Combined Driving - a three phase competition based on the sport of eventing (formerly known as combined training). The first phase is dressage, scored by one to three judges. The next phase is the marathon which consists of three parts: Phase A - a 5-7 kilometer course, performed at any gait at a set speed and time. Phase D is a one kilometer walk, to be completed within a specific time. Phase E is a 5-7 kilometer obstacle course of sorts - navigation through a maze of marked gaits, red on the right, white on the left in the correct alphabetical order. The obstacles are timed, the longer you take the more penalty points you accrue. The final phase is cones - a sea of numbered orange cones, set at a distance slightly wider than your carriage. A yellow ball sits at the top of each cone - the goal is to complete the course under the optimum time without knocking any of the balls down! Lowest score at the end of the competition wins!
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Dana and P.R. Brandy Station, a 15 year old section B registered Welsh gelding, are completing their first year of competition together. It's been a great journey so far and these two have rapidly put themselves on the map as contenders at the preliminary level. Results to date:
2011 Winners of the Carolina Challenge for Preliminary Single Pony
Katydid CDE - fourth (of eighteen!)
Pinetree CDE - second
The Laurels at Landhope CDE - third
Carolina Carriage HDT - third
Southern Pines CDE - third
Little Everglades International CDE - seventh
and in 2010 in Training Single Pony
Katydid CDE - seventh (of seventeen)
Pinetree CDE - fifth
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