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Re: [RC] Endurance Vs. CRT - Chris Paus

I believe that a pulse into a hold and gate into a
hold are two ways to say the same thing.

In the Central Region, when the horse and rider come
into the VC, first they go past the timers who give
them an "in time." Then they go to the pulse takers
who  give them a pulse time when the horse meets
criteria. This is the gate or pulse into the hold. The
horse's official hold period starts when the critieria
is met.

For example, if you come in at 10:10 a.m. and your
horse pulses down at  10:15, then,  10:15 is when your
hold time starts, however long the vet set the holds
for. If your horse doesn't pulse down until  10:20 or 
10:25, that's when your hold time starts. Thus it
behooves you to take care of your horse and help him
pulse down quickly. The clock doesn't start ticking on
your hold until the horse meets pulse criteria.


A regular hold is similar to CTR in that when you come
in to the VC, you have a hold time starting with your
intime. If you come in at 10:10, your hold time starts
at 10:10. Sometime during that hold period, your horse
must meet pulse criteria. In CTR, your horse is given
10 minutes to meet criteria, but you really want his
pulse to be better than criteria, because criteria,
such a 64 bpm, is the pint at which he just barely
made it! In MOTDRA CTR, you lose points for any pulse
over 44 bpm. If your horse doesn't meet criteria in
the first 10 minutes, you get another 10. If he
doesn't meet it then, your horse can be pulled. All
this is going on while the clock is ticking on your
hold time.

Hope this helps.

chris


--- Kristen A Fisher <kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I am confused about the difference b/w

- regular holds
- pulse into a hold
- gate into a hold

At the rides I have been, your hold time starts when
you meet pulse criteria.

Kristen
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Merryben@xxxxxxx 
  To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 11:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [RC] Endurance Vs. CRT


  In a message dated 11/20/2004 8:52:32 AM Central
Standard Time, paus@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
    The hold time
    does not begin until your horse meets pulse
criteria.
    Some vets still actually have regular holds
instead of pulse into a hold.  You have a set time
for a hold and you can meet p/r criteria any time
during that hold.  Luckily, most do the gate into
hold now..... 






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Re: [RC] Endurance Vs. CRT, Kristen A Fisher