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Hello, BarbD, Laurie here. Trail competitions do run in a similar way to agility, in that there is a prescribed course of obstacles. Some are timed, but the ones I preferred, often called “mountain trail,” were judged on the horse and rider’s performance through each obstacle: calmness, accuracy, communication between the partners. There has never been a national organization that defined the sport, so there are lots of variations. One of the most famous competitions is at the Oregon Horse Center in Eugene, Oregon. Lots of YouTube videos of "OHC National Mountain Trail Championships" if you want to look.