[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I didn't quite understand these posts yesterday about the scoring of the endurance races, this morning it is making sense:)

I think that is really an interesting concept about not figuring times till they pass the PR. Do they have a person that stands and takes it from the time the horse comes in till they get it? I was just wondering because of the problems putting on the CTR's is getting enough workers.

But doing it the way you are saying could be a plus for someone with a really well conditioned horse. Can riders give their horses electrolytes during the ride?

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning... I had a whole series of very weird dreams last night. There were eggs in the fridge that didn't look right, so I opened them outside, and they had kittens inside, some alive still, a few dead.

~sip~

[Duchess47]

Yes, electrolytes are okay. There is a person writing down the time the horse and rider come in. Then there is a person (or several) doing pulse and respiration, with another person on hand to give time in and time out (the time at the P&R check okay, and the time the rider may leave for the next lap.

And, yes, the better conditioned the horse (or the better mental attitude) the bigger advantage. Some riders come in and then must wait quite awhile before they can get their horse's P&R down enough to pass - others come in and their horses pass immediately; therefore they get out sooner. Your hold time doesn't start until the P&R.