1. ‘Better than a sack of potatoes’ Backsteppers’s guide Mike Watts

15. Introduction Preparation Event Dressage – Cones – Marathon Review

16. Preparation Training, practise Equipment presentation, axle width marathon – stopwatches, maps… understand the scoring & rules

17. Standing presentation Spares kit

18. Dressage Groom silent, seated hat, gloves stay on – 5,10, out..

19. Cones silent, seated hat, gloves stay on – 5,10, out..

20. Marathon get timings ready know the stopwatch(es) know routes on sections and obstacles work with driver on your directions decide what to do if things go wrong –error of course in an obstacle –horse refuses to go through water –something breaks… check vehicle and spares mount maps and timings on vehicle

21. Sections: A: any pace, D walk, E any pace [500m – walk/trot] (may also have B walk and C fast trot) Minimum time = time allowed less: –A: 2 mins –B/D: no minimum –(C: 1 min) –E: less 3 mins 0.2penalty for every second fast 0.2penalty for every second slow

22. Timings Ready reckoner Hold ups

23. Speed km/hr Km1212.51313.51414.51515.516171819 15:004:484:374:274:174:084:003:523:453:323:203:09 210:009:369:148:538:348:178:007:457:307:046:406:19 315:0014:2413:5113:2012:5112:2512:0011:3711:1510:3510:009:28 420:0019:1218:2817:4717:0916:3316:0015:2915:0014:0713:2012:38 525:0024:0023:0522:1321:2620:4120:0019:2118:4517:3916:4015:47 5.527:3026:2425:2324:2723:3422:4622:0021:1720:3719:2518:2017:22 630:0028:4827:4226:4025:4324:5024:0023:1422:3021:1120:0018:57 6.532:3031:1230:0028:5327:5126:5426:0025:1024:2222:5621:4020:32 735:0033:3632:1831:0730:0028:5828:0027:0626:1524:4223:2022:06 7.537:3036:0034:3733:2032:0931:0230:0029:0228:0726:2825:0023:41 840:0038:2436:5535:3334:1733:0632:0030:5830:0028:1426:4025:16 8.542:3040:4839:1437:4736:2635:1034:0032:5431:5230:0028:2026:51 945:0043:1241:3240:0038:3437:1436:0034:5033:4531:4630:0028:25 9.547:3045:3643:5142:1340:4339:1938:0036:4635:3733:3231:4030:00 1050:0048:0046:0944:2742:5141:2340:0038:4337:3035:1833:2031:35 Sec A km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss Sec B km Time allowed mm:ss Sec E km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss PreNov & Nov Pony 521:3019:300.88:00732:3029:30 PreNov & Nov Horse 520:0018:000.86:51730:0027:00 Pony 521:3019:300.88:007.836:0033:00 Horse 520:0018:000.86:517.833:3030:30

24. Speed km/hr Km1212.51313.51414.51515.516171819 15:004:484:374:274:174:084:003:523:453:323:203:09 210:009:369:148:538:348:178:007:457:307:046:406:19 315:0014:2413:5113:2012:5112:2512:0011:3711:1510:3510:009:28 420:0019:1218:2817:4717:0916:3316:0015:2915:0014:0713:2012:38 525:0024:0023:0522:1321:2620:4120:0019:2118:4517:3916:4015:47 5.527:3026:2425:2324:2723:3422:4622:0021:1720:3719:2518:2017:22 630:0028:4827:4226:4025:4324:5024:0023:1422:3021:1120:0018:57 6.532:3031:1230:0028:5327:5126:5426:0025:1024:2222:5621:4020:32 735:0033:3632:1831:0730:0028:5828:0027:0626:1524:4223:2022:06 7.537:3036:0034:3733:2032:0931:0230:0029:0228:0726:2825:0023:41 840:0038:2436:5535:3334:1733:0632:0030:5830:0028:1426:4025:16 8.542:3040:4839:1437:4736:2635:1034:0032:5431:5230:0028:2026:51 945:0043:1241:3240:0038:3437:1436:0034:5033:4531:4630:0028:25 9.547:3045:3643:5142:1340:4339:1938:0036:4635:3733:3231:4030:00 1050:0048:0046:0944:2742:5141:2340:0038:4337:3035:1833:2031:35 Sec A km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss Sec B km Time allowed mm:ss Sec E km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss PreNov & Nov Pony 521:3019:300.88:00732:3029:30 PreNov & Nov Horse 520:0018:000.86:51730:0027:00 Pony 521:3019:300.88:007.836:0033:00 Horse 520:0018:000.86:517.833:3030:30

25. Speed km/hr Km1212.51313.51414.51515.516171819 15:004:484:374:274:174:084:003:523:453:323:203:09 210:009:369:148:538:348:178:007:457:307:046:406:19 315:0014:2413:5113:2012:5112:2512:0011:3711:1510:3510:009:28 420:0019:1218:2817:4717:0916:3316:0015:2915:0014:0713:2012:38 525:0024:0023:0522:1321:2620:4120:0019:2118:4517:3916:4015:47 5.527:3026:2425:2324:2723:3422:4622:0021:1720:3719:2518:2017:22 630:0028:4827:4226:4025:4324:5024:0023:1422:3021:1120:0018:57 6.532:3031:1230:0028:5327:5126:5426:0025:1024:2222:5621:4020:32 735:0033:3632:1831:0730:0028:5828:0027:0626:1524:4223:2022:06 7.537:3036:0034:3733:2032:0931:0230:0029:0228:0726:2825:0023:41 840:0038:2436:5535:3334:1733:0632:0030:5830:0028:1426:4025:16 8.542:3040:4839:1437:4736:2635:1034:0032:5431:5230:0028:2026:51 945:0043:1241:3240:0038:3437:1436:0034:5033:4531:4630:0028:25 9.547:3045:3643:5142:1340:4339:1938:0036:4635:3733:3231:4030:00 1050:0048:0046:0944:2742:5141:2340:0038:4337:3035:1833:2031:35 Sec A km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss Sec B km Time allowed mm:ss Sec E km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss PreNov & Nov Pony 521:3019:300.88:00732:3029:30 PreNov & Nov Horse 520:0018:000.86:51730:0027:00 Pony 521:3019:300.88:007.836:0033:00 Horse 520:0018:000.86:517.833:3030:30

26. Speed km/hr Km1212.51313.51414.51515.516171819 15:004:484:374:274:174:084:003:523:453:323:203:09 210:009:369:148:538:348:178:007:457:307:046:406:19 315:0014:2413:5113:2012:5112:2512:0011:3711:1510:3510:009:28 420:0019:1218:2817:4717:0916:3316:0015:2915:0014:0713:2012:38 525:0024:0023:0522:1321:2620:4120:0019:2118:4517:3916:4015:47 5.527:3026:2425:2324:2723:3422:4622:0021:1720:3719:2518:2017:22 630:0028:4827:4226:4025:4324:5024:0023:1422:3021:1120:0018:57 6.532:3031:1230:0028:5327:5126:5426:0025:1024:2222:5621:4020:32 735:0033:3632:1831:0730:0028:5828:0027:0626:1524:4223:2022:06 7.537:3036:0034:3733:2032:0931:0230:0029:0228:0726:2825:0023:41 840:0038:2436:5535:3334:1733:0632:0030:5830:0028:1426:4025:16 8.542:3040:4839:1437:4736:2635:1034:0032:5431:5230:0028:2026:51 945:0043:1241:3240:0038:3437:1436:0034:5033:4531:4630:0028:25 9.547:3045:3643:5142:1340:4339:1938:0036:4635:3733:3231:4030:00 1050:0048:0046:0944:2742:5141:2340:0038:4337:3035:1833:2031:35 Sec A km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss Sec B km Time allowed mm:ss Sec E km Time allowed mm:ss Minimum time mm:ss PreNov & Nov Pony 521:3019:300.88:00732:3029:30 PreNov & Nov Horse 520:0018:000.86:51730:0027:00 Pony 521:3019:300.88:007.836:0033:00 Horse 520:0018:000.86:517.833:3030:30

27. Sec A: 10:04 - 10:25:30 Km 104:1703:52 208:3407:45 312:5111:37 417:0915:29 521:3019:30

28. Obstacles ABCD…. or… whole turnout over line timing – nose to nose - 0.2pts per sec

29. Afterwards Check score –posted… –queries are fine

30. ‘Better than a sack of potatoes’ Have fun, take care, Backsteppers’s guide Mike Watts www.mikewatts.com