Also in CTR aren't your penalized for coming
into a check too early or too late? Thus you have to pace yourself to not be
too fast or too slow. Whereas endurance has no minimum time
limits.
CTR pacing differs depending on the rules that
one rides under. Some organizations maintain about a 5 MPH pace,
others 6, and others 7. Some have different windows. Sometimes
the window can be 30 min and other times it is 10 min. Sometimes, one
is sent on trail one by one, minute or half minute intervals, and sometimes
groups of 5 or 6 are sent out 10 minutes apart. It all depends on the
organization that one is riding under. There is ECTRA, OATTS, UMECRA,
and NATRC and possibly others. Over the years, I learned to
approximately judge my horse's speed on trail, I knew how fast I could cover
a mile at a regular trot, an extended trot, a canter, and even a
gallop. If I covered ground too fast for the time allowed, then I
might sit at the half way for 10 minutes longer or I sat at the 2 mile mark
until I could head in and not have to go into creeper gear.
Jeanie
