T2 – Tölt

T2 – Tölt 

This test is performed on the oval track.

Preliminary Round

Riders compete individually. The rider has three rounds at their disposal to show the following gaits in the following order:

Sections:

1. any speed tölt.
2. slow, steady and calm speed tölt.

Return to walk and change rein.

3. slow to medium speed tölt, holding both reins in one hand clearly showing no rein contact with the horse’s mouth.

Each section may be shown only once, for one round. The marks for section 3 will be doubled.

Final Round

The finalists show the required sections including rein changes as follows:

1. any speed tölt
   return to walk and change rein
2. slow, steady and calm speed tölt
3. slow to medium speed tölt, holding both reins in one hand clearly showing no rein contact with the horse’s mouth.
   return to walk and change rein, remain in walk for 120 seconds. 30 seconds before end of the break, the riders are allowed to prepare their horses at the instruction of the speaker.
   slow to medium speed tölt, holding both reins in one hand clearly showing no rein contact with the horse’s mouth.

The judges give a single mark for the whole third section of the test, which is then doubled in the calculation of the final result. In T2 finals where the 3rd part is shown on both reins on speaker’s instruction, the timetable of Fast tölt T1/T3 will be used, depending on the number of riders on the track.