Have you completed the L program?

[Pezanos]

@atlatl

I took a quick look and couldn’t find it explicitly in the rules, however, it is called your “ride time” and is consistently referred to as when you ride your test.

I have yet to be at a show that runs exactly on schedule. On the up side, you can go in when the previous rider does their final salute and the judge is likely writing final comments. Most will give you some time, but I was once working my way to the ring from a crowded warmup and the judge rang the bell when I was still working my way through the pony riders blocking the gate. I trotted right in and rode my test.

Learn something new every day. I steward a fair bit and nobody has ever told me this. Thanks for the clarification.

[AZ_TD]

Yes, your ride time (if show is on schedule) is when the judge will ring the bell and then you have 45 seconds to enter at A. If the show is running early and you present yourself by riding outside the arena the judge may ring the bell early and you have 45 seconds to enter at A. If the show is running late, you should start riding around the arena as soon as the rider in the arena does their final salute.