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TREC

TREC is an outdoor sport in which terrain, technique, navigation, or body control is decisive. At its core, the objective is clear jumping rounds, precise dressage tests, combined eventing performance, endurance, or driving/vaulting scoring. Participation format: Horse-rider combinations, drivers, vaulters, and teams. It is typically contested on or in Arena, course, cross-country, driving, or endurance route. Scoring is based on Discipline-dependent: faults, time, marks, or endurance performance. Core equipment includes Horse, saddle/tack, protective clothing, and discipline-specific facility. Listed competitions include FEI World Championships, Olympic Equestrian Events, FEI World Cup Finals. Origin/development: Internationaler Pferdesport, 1921. The sport is activel…

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Classification

Category Outdoor sport

Family Outdoor Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Orienteering horseback, TREC orienteering, Orienteering Horseback, TREC Orienteering

Tags animal, tier, trec, outdoor-sport, orienteering-horseback, trec-orienteering

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Depending on discipline, the objective is clear jumping rounds, precise dressage tests, combined eventing performance, endurance, or driving/vaulting scoring.

Teilnehmer

Horse-rider combinations, teams, drivers, vaulters, and para classes.

Teamgröße

Individual combinations or teams by discipline.

Spielfeld

Arena, jumping course, cross-country course, driving course, endurance route, or vaulting circle.

Dauer

Rides, rounds, tests, or routes under discipline rules.

Wertung

Faults, time, judges' marks, technical scores, eliminations, and veterinary controls.

Gewinnbedingung

Victory comes by best discipline score or overall result.

Ausrüstung

horse
saddle/tack
helmet/protective clothing
discipline facilities
veterinary control

Wichtige Regelpunkte

jumping fault
refusal
fall
veterinary/welfare breach
equipment/doping violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)

Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
FEI Rules Library FEI · official · high
FEI FEI · federation · high
Olympic Equestrian Rules FEI · olympic · high
FN Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung · official · high