Barrel Racing’s Most Consistent Horse Contest

Hannah Hammond and her barrel racing buddy, Jackie Ganter, were first or second in all three incentive races at a barrel racing competition held at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas.

Hannah placed seventh in the Most Consistent Horse contest with a 0.294-second difference factor between her three runs of 15.644, 15.758 and 15.611 on Snippa Barlink Saddie.

1. Can you figure out how the difference factor is calculated?

Lee Ann Rust of Weatherford, the professional barrel racing 2011 Rookie of Year, riding her horse, SS Streakers R Us (known as Harley), had a 14.932, 15.167, 14.918 in the consistency competition.

2. Calculate her difference factor.

There was an unofficial count of 719 runs for the entire three days of races. That beats the previous year’s total of 611.

3. How many more runs were made this year than last year?

Barrel Racing’s Most Consistent Horse Contest Answers

1. Can you figure out how the difference factor is calculated?
Answer: The difference between the first and second ride + the difference between the second and third ride + the difference between the first and third ride.

2. Calculate Lee Ann’s difference factor.
Answer: (15.167 – 14.932) + (15.167 – 14.918) + (14.932 – 14.918) = 0.498 seconds.

3. How many more runs were made this year than last year?
Answer: 719 – 611 = 108. 108 more races were run this year.

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Barrel Racing by a4gpa, CC BY-SA 2.0
Round the Bend by MaverickLS2, CC BY-ND 2.0