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In Timer - You sit at the in gate, watch the horses come in.
You write down the horse number and time on a sheet that you have.
You write down on the rider card the time they came in.
Out Timer - You sit at the out gate (which may also be the in gate:-)
You have a master time sheet. When the rider has passed P&R, the
rider will come to you with their rider card. You write down when
the rider may leave.
You may be responsible for telling riders (via megaphone) when they
may leave. They will probably be standing at the gate waiting.
You just say "Rider 10, five minutes." "Rider 4, you may leave now."
P&R - You stand in a designated area and wait for the riders to yell
"P&R!" You look at your watch (which has been syncronized with hundreds
of other watches) and get a time. You take the riders card and write
down the time. Then you take the pulse. You write down the pulse.
If the pulse is at or below criteria, the rider will get an out time
(from the out timer). If the pulse is above criteria, you tell the
rider that they must wait the penalty time (which is set by ride
management or vet before the start.)
If a rider asks for a curtisy check (and management allows for it),
You take the pulse and tell the rider what the pulse is. If the rider
then asks for the official pulse, you look at your watch, record time
and then take the pulse again.
Note on pulse taking - Generally you count for 15 seconds. If the first
pulse is exactly at the first second, don't count it. If the last pulse is
exactly at the last second, count it. So, if I start counting at
00 and there is a beat, I'll start counting with the beat that comes
at second 1. If at second 15 there is a beat, I'll count that one.
Vet Secretary (the best job:-) - When a rider come to the vet, you take
the card and record all the parameters. You have to be good at understanding
a vet mumbling while having his face in the horse. During slow times,
talk to the vet about what he/she is doing, what they see about the
horse, and lots of stuff. A very learning experience.
-- Wendy\|/ /\ -O- /**\ /|\ /****\ /\ / \ /**\ Here there be dragons / /\ / \ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\/\/\ /\ / / \ / \ / \/\/ \/ \ /\/ \/\ /\ /\/ / / \/ \ / / \/ /\ \ / \ \ / \/ / / \/ \/ \ / \ \ / / \/ \/\ \ / \ / / \ __/__/_______/___/__\___\__________________________________________________
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