Re: RC: RE: holds at rides

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

At my ride several years ago I had a long stretch from what was to be
the last hold and camp - about 19 miles.  I decided to put in a check
about 6 miles out of camp. I just wanted the vets to take one last look
at the horses.  The options were a stop and go or a short hold.  After a
lot of discussion I decided on a 15 minute hold. That way if a group
came in together - say front runners - the person to get an P&R person
first would not have an advantage.  It also took the pressure off the
vets so they could do their job.  

I think the 15 minute hold is was a good solution.

One minor problem is a 45 minute hold is this puts a big requirement on
the pulse takers (or out timer or whoever does it at a given ride) to
calculate the out time in a hurry. Thirty minutes is easy and 40 minutes
is much easier than 45 minutes.  So I would vote for 40 minute holds
over 45 minute holds. 

I was at one ride where a addition mistake was made adding 45 minutes to
get the out time.  That mistake determined the winner.


Truman

Steph Teeter wrote:
> 
> I like to have at least one hold that is 45 minutes
> or longer. 30 minutes is not enough time for the
> horse to eat and rest - much of the time is spent
> at the vet check, fiddling with tack, getting to
> the trailer and back etc.
> 
> As far as 15 minute holds vs stop and go - I don't
> think I've ever actually 'stopped and gone'. There
> is almost always a line at the vetcheck and I usually
> end up spending 10 or 15 minutes after pulsing
> down anyway  - so I prefer to have it be actual
> hold time. Otherwise some folks make it out in 5
> minutes (enough time to be vetted through), some
> spend 10 minutes - some may even wait 20 minutes
> before they get out. This is pretty stressful on
> riders who are competing, and that translates
> to stressed out vets and P&R volunteers. I realize
> 10 or 15 minutes is not going to do much, if anything,
> for the horse, but from the rider's perspective
> it makes a big difference.
> 
> Steph
> 
> 
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Truman Prevatt
Mystic “The Horse from Hell” Storm 
Buck's Mystic Karma
Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
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