1D (1st division) is the fastest at a competition.
2D is .5 seconds slower than the fastest time.
3D is 1 second slower than the fast time.
4D is 1.5 seconds slower than the fastest time.
Example:
Say someone runs a time of 15.642 and that was the fastest time. They would win the 1D.
2D would start at 16.142, 3D would start at 16.642, and so on.
So if you ran a 16.513, you would end up in the 2D, but probably not place, because you would end up pretty far down since that means all runs 16.142 - 16.513 would be in front of you in the 2D.
So, if someone says they have a 1D horse, it's really good. 2D is really good too. 3D can be good too, sometimes not. (I had a good barrel horse that won all the small rodeo pens, but placed 3D in large arena's but was still worth 10,000$ in her day). 4D, if not a young unfinished horse, is not for someone who wants to win. Maybe a 4-H rider could win on a 3D/4D horse at 4-H shows.
1D 2D 3D and 4D are the time brackets that a horse can run in upper level barrel racing like nbha and ibha. 1D is the fastest time bracket, and 4D is the slowest. you are put in certain time brackets based on what times your horse is running the pattern. hope this helps. :)
It's basically the difference between minor league and major league baseball. 3D is a little more small-time than 2D, and 1D would be the highest level for the more serious competitors with faster times.
although even if a horse is a 4d animal doesn't mean it's less valuable b/c in most shows the first places get paid the same in all 4 divisions and so on with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places
Im not a barrel racer so excuse me if I am wrong, but I think it is first division, second division, and third division. First division is among those that ran the fastest time in the group, and 2nd division was the slower, and 3 division was even slower.
I am not sure how many go in a division though, probably a third of the class in each.
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Someones illiteracy is showing, someone can't spell right. Thanks Ron Sr. for getting it wrong.
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1D (1st division) is the fastest at a competition.
2D is .5 seconds slower than the fastest time.
3D is 1 second slower than the fast time.
4D is 1.5 seconds slower than the fastest time.
Example:
Say someone runs a time of 15.642 and that was the fastest time. They would win the 1D.
2D would start at 16.142, 3D would start at 16.642, and so on.
So if you ran a 16.513, you would end up in the 2D, but probably not place, because you would end up pretty far down since that means all runs 16.142 - 16.513 would be in front of you in the 2D.
So, if someone says they have a 1D horse, it's really good. 2D is really good too. 3D can be good too, sometimes not. (I had a good barrel horse that won all the small rodeo pens, but placed 3D in large arena's but was still worth 10,000$ in her day). 4D, if not a young unfinished horse, is not for someone who wants to win. Maybe a 4-H rider could win on a 3D/4D horse at 4-H shows.
1D 2D 3D and 4D are the time brackets that a horse can run in upper level barrel racing like nbha and ibha. 1D is the fastest time bracket, and 4D is the slowest. you are put in certain time brackets based on what times your horse is running the pattern. hope this helps. :)
It's basically the difference between minor league and major league baseball. 3D is a little more small-time than 2D, and 1D would be the highest level for the more serious competitors with faster times.
hot diggity is absolutely right.
although even if a horse is a 4d animal doesn't mean it's less valuable b/c in most shows the first places get paid the same in all 4 divisions and so on with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places
Im not a barrel racer so excuse me if I am wrong, but I think it is first division, second division, and third division. First division is among those that ran the fastest time in the group, and 2nd division was the slower, and 3 division was even slower.
I am not sure how many go in a division though, probably a third of the class in each.
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Someones illiteracy is showing, someone can't spell right. Thanks Ron Sr. for getting it wrong.
Someones stupidity is showing, but someone answered rite. Thanks Katie for getting it rite.