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How to schedule with Pegasus

Updated over 2 weeks ago

How to Manage Schedule by Rider for Large Back-to-Back Groups

When you have a lot of riders scheduled back-to-back in one day, the standard click-and-drag scheduling view can become long, slow, and difficult to manage. A better approach is to break the day into smaller time brackets instead of using only facilities like Ring 1 or Ring 2.

Goal

Make the Schedule by Rider and Order of Go experience easier to manage by splitting one long riding block into smaller time-based groups.

Step 1: Open the event settings

Go to:

Manage Event → Edit Event Details → Scheduling

Make sure Schedule by Rider is turned on.

Step 2: Use time brackets instead of facilities

Normally, you might use facility names such as:

  • Ring 1

  • Ring 2

Instead, enter time brackets as your scheduling group names, such as:

  • 8:00am to 10:16am

  • 10:24am to 12:08pm

  • 12:32pm to 2:00pm

This means that instead of one long list of 40+ riders in a single table, you break the day into smaller sections.

Step 3: Create manageable riding blocks

Set up each block so it contains a smaller number of entries.

For example:

  • Wednesday Rides → 8:00am to 10:16am → 17 entries

This is much easier to work with than putting all Wednesday rides for Ring 1 into one long table.

Step 4: Assign classes to a time bracket

Go to each class and assign it to:

  • the correct day

  • the correct time bracket

For example:

  • Day: Wednesday

  • Time bracket: 8:00am to 10:16am

Then enter the average ride time for that class.

This lets Pegasus group the classes properly within that time block.

Step 5: Build the Order of Go in smaller sections

Go to the Order of Go page and select the time bracket you want to manage.

Instead of seeing one very long list, you will only see the riders assigned to that bracket.

Example:

  • 8:00am to 10:16am

  • Only 17 entries

This makes the click-and-drag interface much more practical and easier to control.

Step 6: Score riders by bracket

In Scoring, the same logic applies.

When you open a specific time bracket, only that group loads. This keeps scoring simpler and more focused.

For example:

  • Score all riders in the 8:00am to 10:16am block

  • Then move to the next block afterward

Step 7: Build breaks into the day

One of the biggest advantages of this method is that it lets you intentionally schedule breaks between groups.

Example:

  • First block: 8:00am to 10:16am

  • Next block: 10:24am to 12:08pm

This creates an 8-minute break between sessions.

You can use these gaps for:

  • staff breaks

  • arena maintenance

  • rider changeover

  • general schedule breathing room

Why this works better

Using time brackets instead of one large facility-based list makes the schedule:

  • easier to manage

  • faster to load and edit

  • more practical for click-and-drag ordering

  • easier to score in sections

  • better for building planned breaks into the day

Example structure

Instead of:

  • Wednesday Rides → Ring 1 → 40+ entries

Use:

  • Wednesday Rides → 8:00am to 10:16am → 17 entries

  • Wednesday Rides → 10:24am to 12:08pm → next group

  • Wednesday Rides → 12:32pm onward → next group

Best practice

For large single-day rider schedules, treat the “facility” grouping as a time-block organizer rather than a literal ring or arena name. This keeps each section smaller and much easier to work with.

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