Your May 18 letter to Mr. Jim Knorpp, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Director for Fort Worth, was forwarded to this office for response. I apologize for the delay in replying to your inquiry as to OSHA's interpretations of the terms certified and qualified as used in ANSI standards for aerial lifts.
Pole bending. Pole bending is a timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line.
These fractional times are considered fast or slow compared to a standard of 12 seconds per furlong. The most important pole stands at the finish line, or wire. The first horse to the wire makes the best trip of all--to the winner's circle. The runner-up is said to place, while the third horse is said to show. Horses finishing first, second, or third finish in the money..