Horse Trials Ratings - How To

UPDATED! We also welcome any kind of feedback, stories, verbal course walks, experiences, etc. from these horse trials - don't feel that you just have to rate them. Also note that if you do want to use the rating system, I split out jumping into two parts. Have fun!!!

This is a place for your comments on the difficulty of these horse trials based on past experiences. For now, try using the following ratings system and put your comments below the ratings (special thanks to Retreadeventer for the great system!):

First, please note the level you're commenting on, i.e., BN, N, T, P, I, A, or just general about the event. Then:

TERRAIN rated from 1 to 4 , with 4 being the hardest
JUMPS for each level - rated on two things: technical difficulty and height, rated from 1 to 4, with 1 being easiest / min height and 4 being the hardest or max height -- in other words, something at Novice rated a 4 on difficulty for would include a half coffin, water, bank(s), and a ditch. A Novice 1 would have maybe no water, maybe no ditch -- or only one of the following three -- water, banks, ditch.
TIME/DISTANCE at each level rated from 1 to 4. For novice, this might be timed at only 350mpm and might be on the shorter side of the required length.

EXAMPLES: If we could get something going like that, then that would make Plantation something like this: 4 - terrain; 4 - course plan; 4- time and distance. Then you would know what you are entering. Using the same system, Fair Hill would be: 4- terrain; 3 -course plan; 3 -time and distance. Bucks County: 2 - terrain; 3 - course plan; 2 - time and distance.