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Post by Linda on Jan 26, 2004 19:11:40 GMT -4
This doesn't affect me (I'm always too slow) but is it permissable for competitors who realise they have gone too fast around the XC course to stop on course or walk through the finish line to lose time? I can't find anything in the rules about it, but at Goulburn there was an official near the finish line who asked me if I had walked (as if), which gave me the impression it was not allowed.
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Post by Morgan on Jan 27, 2004 0:58:31 GMT -4
Hi
Yeah I don't think there is a rule that states that you can't walk or stop prior to the finish line, this will be for the the lower grades of Intro, Prelim and Pre-Novice obviously.
I suppose the 20sec penalty rule is useless if there is not a rule stopping people from walking to the finish etc.
I have heard you could get eliminated. Even Slowing the gallop down is a way to allow time to go...even thought they may have ridden bat out of hell around the course.
I think it will come down to the TD and how they feel the rider rode the horse around xc.
Bye
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Post by Keira on Jan 28, 2004 4:23:12 GMT -4
Yeh im pretty sure ive heard somewhere there is a rule, cause i did collected canter, then down to a working trot at an event and people were saying "thank god you didn't walk, you would've been eliminated"... ive never seen it written as such but I know I'd heard it somewhere before that, and most people seem to believe there is a rule... could just be up to the organizers  |
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Post by vicki on Jan 30, 2004 3:57:18 GMT -4
Hi,
There is no rule about the speed that you cross the finish line. If you ride too fast around the course, the TD may impose a 25 penality for dangerous riding...I imagine you would be encouraging the TD to impose a penality if you walked through the finish line after riding too fast or dangerously earlier on, in the course.
In many cases it just shows that the competitor is inexperienced and does not know how to use their watch. A good rider knows what speed they are riding at and uses their watch to monitor thier progress at certain points throughout the course.
Vicki
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Post by Keira on Jan 30, 2004 5:23:38 GMT -4
mm i used to have the problem because i couldnt pull up around the course, and it took me until the end to finally get through to my horse..and for him to wear himself out a bit.. some of the rules are really strange, like all the rules you didn't know about (until you break them) and then the ones you think you know about but they aren't actually rules, its very confusing!
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Post by rach on Feb 16, 2004 7:38:48 GMT -4
hey,
i think that rule is in pony club.. coz ive heard that as well... like ur not allowed to intentionally slow down to make time in pony club or u risk elimination...
i think thats right anyway!!
byebye
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Post by vince roche on Mar 1, 2004 4:18:34 GMT -4
No, there is no rule, so back to the main rule of "let common sense prevail" .. two things: many finish timekeepers will stop the clock at the time you come back to a walk (or halt) after the last fence, as they feel that this shows that you have finished (even if you have not literally crossed the line). And secondly, if a TD sees you beetle around the course and then walk before the finish, he is much more likely to slap a 25 penalty dangerous riding on you! So not a clever practice.
Vince
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Post by Keira on Mar 1, 2004 4:27:37 GMT -4
mm im not sure about it being in pc, cause were not allowed to wear watches, so unless you have one in your head you can't tell what your time is...
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Post by rach on Mar 1, 2004 5:20:19 GMT -4
B and A grade can wear waches now!!  |
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Post by Sami Shoaib on Dec 6, 2004 23:31:23 GMT -4
I think that if a jump judge sees you riding way too fast they will warn you or put in a complaint to the TD who then will probabbly penalise you, if you walk through the finish for some other reason, they would probably have to let you go. I remember when the 20 second rule for the lower grades came in they did emphasize the no walking or purposely slowing down thing so I wouldn't risk it.
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Post by chicken on Dec 28, 2004 1:02:10 GMT -4
As far as I know, there IS a rule in Pony Club that states a competitor cannot walk or stop their horse at the end of the course, in order to record a slower time. I'm not aware of any such rule in open horse trials, although I have been away from competition for several years.
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Post by vince roche on Dec 28, 2004 23:14:09 GMT -4
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