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> So, if I understand this correctly, if I leave the start gate at a ride
> fifteen minutes after the starting herd, that time is not taken off my
> own time???  And, same for if I stay in a hold after the VC for longer
> than the designated  hold time? I'm new and learning this all.
Yep.  The clock is running from the time the starter starts the ride. 
Anything you do on that time (leaving late or spending extra time at vet
checks) is a part of your riding time.  But--it is often time well spent,
if it means either a) you stay in control of your horse at the start and
either don't have a wreck or don't boggle his mind or his body, or b) you
leave the vet check more prepared for the trail or on a horse that ate or
drank better.  :-)

(And if you're riding for completion anyway, and not up against the
elapsed time limit, it really doesn't matter much in the great scheme of
things...  :-)  )

Heidi


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