Re: Completion question

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In a message dated 98-09-17 20:17:06 EDT, sbrown@wamedes.com writes:

<< After you have finished your ride and clocked in at the P&R station, does
 the horse's pulse have to return to 60 (or whatever number is set) before
 you can go for your completion vet check and is there a time limit from the
 time the horse's pulse is down that you have to get to the vet?  If you
 come in at 60, what kind of time frame do you have for getting to the
 completion vet check since you have to go and take all of the tack off?
 Does this have any bearing on your actual ride time and placing? >>

Depends on if you are on an LD or an endurance ride.  If you are on an LD,
your time does not stop until your horse reaches a preset pulse criterion,
usually around 68.  You have half an hour to meet that, if I remember right.
You may or may not have a lower completion criterion to meet within the next
hour, and you must meet that before you can go to your final vet check.  If
you come in at 60, you can go to your final vet check any time from the time
you come in at 60 until an hour.  (Folks, correct me if I am wrong here--is it
half an hour for LD's?)

If you are on an endurance ride (50 miles and up), your time stops when you
cross the finish line.  You have one hour in which to meet the pulse criterion
and pass your final vet check.  If you come in at or below the pulse
criterion, you may do your final vet check immediately if you want to.  But
yes, you must meet the pulse criterion before you can pass the vet check, and
you are not completed until you do, even though the clock has stopped.

Heidi Smith, DVM