ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: gate-into-hold - how do you guys do it?

Re: gate-into-hold - how do you guys do it?

Truman Prevatt (prevatt@lds.loral.com)
Sat, 12 Aug 1995 14:04:57 -0400

On Most Southeast rides, the p/r people are in the p/r area. As soon as
you enter the gate and call for a time, the timer records your time. Your
hold time only starts at that time if your pulse is verified to be down.
Your pulse is then verified by a p/r person. If it is down she calls to
the timer for your time and the recorded time is recorded as your p/r time.
This can save a few minutes and reduces the confusion. If your horse is
not down, you go out and come in again later.

Most SE rides don't have penalty for presenting over. Some of the big
rides, OD, etc. do however.

>From what I have learned over the past several years the most important
staff members to insure a ride goes smoothly is the timers. Good timers
can make a ride.

>
>To get this straight - there are p/r people *only* inside the
>roped off area? And your hold time begins as soon as you enter
>the area? Do you ever have penalties for presenting for
>a pulse too early?
>
>This seems like a very reasonable system to
>me. We'll definitely give it a try at our ride next year.
>
>How do the International rides do their gate-into-holds? I know
>that they will penalize for presenting too early - is there a
>roped off area as you described?
>
>Steph
>
>(Welcome to the group Nikki!)

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The race is not always to the swift, but to those that keep running.

Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm

prevatt@lds.loral.com - Sarasota, Florida
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