Lucky seven
Each team can be made up of either three or four combinations, although you can register a maximum of seven riders to your team with an unlimited number of reserve horses. “Individuals compete and gain points for their team which is then assigned onto the leaderboard,” explains Stephanie Verge. “A minimum of three and a maximum of four combinations can compete on any one competition day for the team. At the end of the season, the top 15 teams will be invited to the regionals to compete for a place at the National Championship.”
So far Louise Allen and Team Cogegoes have enjoyed four outings, and Louise has also had a go at My Quest.
“The team has a great time, but it’s not all about what goes on in the arena,” says
Louise. ”We regularly go for dinner together or out for tea, and we make picnics, so it’s a real social thing as well as being competitive. “We’ve become closer, too, supporting each other — we’re always there for one another. I never thought that dressage could be so much fun. Fingers, toes and hooves crossed that we make it to the regionals.” Riders taking part in Team Quest can also be part of multiple teams. If you’re riding two different horses on two different teams, you can compete at the same level, or if you’re riding the same horse on two different teams this must be at two different levels.
Horses can compete in up to two Team Quest tests per day, and can do a maximum of four tests a day, including My Quest tests.