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Combined driving

Combined driving is a carriage-driving combined event with horse or pony. The FEI/USEF discipline combines driven dressage, marathon hazards and cones; the lowest penalty total after the tests decides.

LevelVariant FamilyAnimal sport CategoryAnimal sport

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Classification

Category Animal sport

Family Animal sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Combined driving is a carriage-driving combined event made of driven dressage, marathon and cones.

Geeignet für Suitable for experienced equestrian people who like driving technique, team roles and precision under time pressure.

Cost A driving coach or club with horse/pony, carriage and supervised venue is mandatory. Very high: horse, harness, carriage, training, transport, groom, competitions and venue access. Driving club, carriage-driving club, USEF/FEI-adjacent programmes or national equestrian federations. Start with rein and safety basics, then dressage/cones, later marathon hazar…

First progress Basic steering and cones come quickly; eventing-level driving and marathon need long preparation.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

horse/pony
carriage
harness
coach
groom
driving arena
cones/marathon hazards

First steps

find driving coach
learn rein handling and safety check
drive simple cones lines
approach marathon hazards only supervised

Driving club, carriage-driving club, USEF/FEI discipline programmes or national federation search.

Drive only with suitable carriage, harness check, groom, trained horse, coach and emergency plan.

Weitere Angaben

Tags animal, combined-driving, animal-sport, tiersport, combined-driving-fahrsport-mehrkampf

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete dressage, marathon and cones with the same horse/team with as few penalties as possible.

Teilnehmer

Driver, horse(s)/pony(s), groom(s).

Teamgröße

Single, pair or four-in-hand by class.

Spielfeld

Dressage arena, marathon hazards, cones course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Total penalty points.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

carriage
harness
horse/pony
cones
marathon hazards
protective equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

hazard/cones error
time fault
equipment breach
safety/welfare breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Federation Equestre Internationale
Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)

Combined Driving US Equestrian · federation · high
Combined Driving: The Essential Guide FEI · official · high
FEI Driving Rules FEI · rulebook · high