SHEDU FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING
Driving (all types)
Official Driving
Driving work is excellent for teaching a young cat the basics of yielding to reins and accepting weight on their back prior to actual riding training.
It is also perfect work for cats that are intended to work closely with other cats, as they will have to learn to move in tandem with them.
Benefit: Cancel the initial rolls for falls, fatal and serious injuries and refusals in driving competitions. “Know your cat” section will give additional points in some of the driving competitions.
Completing the KYC section of both single hitch and team driving rewards the following in team driving show entries:
*** If they match + 2 to the final score per matched cats, so if it's a 6 cats team = + 12 points if all cats are matched.
This bonus will work only with this team present in the show.
Any foreign cat in the team - bonus disappears.
Conditions:
Tasks completion may take place in any setting that fits your plot. It can be outdoors or an indoor arena. Driving basics should not be taught in an open field without any fences or any other hints of proper training ground, however the KYC training may be done in whichever setting the owner chooses unless stated otherwise in the prompt.
OFFICIAL DRIVING TASKS:
Single hitch (basics) -
(6 images total)
Get your cat used to long reins.
Get your cat used to driving tack.
Train your cat to drag an item.
(small log or anything : behind them, attached with ropes instead of a cart)Introduce your cat to the cart.
Do the cone obstacle course.
Do full gallop ride with the cart.
OFFICIAL DRIVING - KNOW YOUR CAT:
This section must be completed before Team Driving KYC may be done!
Depict cat either in long-reins or pulling a cart in the following:
(17 images total)
Time of the day: (3 images total)
Dusk /Dawn
Night/late evening
Day
Weather: (6 images total)
Snow
Storm
Sunny hot weather
Sand storms
Heavy rain
Heavy mist
Test your turf: (3 images total)
Turf (grass)
Sand or dirt
Synthetic material
Cart: (3 images total)
Light (two-wheelers)
Average (modern four-wheeled cart)
Heavy cart (big or heavily loaded cart)
Type of the arena: (2 images total)
Indoor arena
Outdoor arena
OFFICIAL TEAM DRIVING - KNOW YOUR CAT:
(7 images total)
Benefit: This bonus will work only with this team present in the show. Any foreign cat in the team - bonus disappears.
Conditions: This section is only available to cats that have completed Teamwork KYC AND the Driving KYC Sections:
Introduce the cat to their teammate/s (working on long reins or leading them together etc) (6 images total)
Add one more cat each time till you reach 6 cats.
Make them pull the cart together (1 images total)
If they match + 2 to the final score per matched cats, so if it's a 6 cats team = + 12 points if all cats are matched.
BONUS DRIVING TASKS
(training for specific types of events/sports)
Train your cat hitched in sulky (light, two-wheeled racing cart), racing another cat at a trott.
Train your cat to get hitched in a 2 or 4 cats team side by side and pull a chariot (you can depict the team racing another chariot)
Train your cat to get hitched in troika with two other cats (sled or cart) (you can depict the team racing another troika)
BENEFITS & REQUIREMENTS
These sets of prompts are not mandatory to participate in Shedu events. However, if completed, they will give your cat noticeable benefits:
Each completed set linked to a specific discipline will cancel out the roll for the following hazards of shows in that specific discipline:
Initial roll for buck offs **
Initial roll for falls **
Initial roll for fatal and serious injuries **
Initial roll for refusals **
** Initial roll is the mandatory roll that will take place at an official event. A completed SFT makes sure your team will pass those. However in some competitions or disciplines there are additional rolls for mishaps. SFTs will not protect from those. You will need to acquire special gear and/or make proper choices to avoid those.
MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS
Literature: 450 words per task (In English or Russian language)
Art: Clean coloured sketch/ 50% + body/ Handler (50%+ visible)*/ BG + other elements if required by the particular task.
The shedu anatomy should meet the standard level according to the AP chart to qualify for these prompts.
Cats must be ridable age (2.5-3 yrs)
You can place up to 5 teams of handler and cat in one training picture.
TACK on Shedus is required. Tack requirements may vary from prompt to prompt. (Mandatory: Some type of cart (except for basic prompts), Proper minimal driving tack, Halter or shedu Bridle; Optional: Elaborate driving tack, Leg protection, Decorations)
HOW TO SUBMIT COMPLETED TRAININGS
Gather your entries and comment to this LOG :
Don`t forget to link the references of the handler and the Shedu being trained!