Hello!

Following a discussion on the Barbie series Discord server (linked at the top of this page), the timing for Any% No Foals, Any% Collect Foals, 100%, and 100% No Foals has been changed.

Previously, timing started following the first Silver Valley Stables loading screen.

Going forward, timing will start on the first frame Barbie is visible on her horse after the horse selection/stables portion of the mandatory tutorial.

This change accomplishes a few goals:

• Runners may now dress up Barbie or her horse prior to time starting.

• Several loading screens are now removed from the final RTA time, closing the gap between RTA and LRT and making it easier to compare RTA times between players (though LRT is still the official method of comparison)

• Because loading screens are removed, the job of manually retiming a run is now less tedious (mostly a perk for the mods, but we encourage retiming your run prior to submission!)

We hope this change is welcome, but if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to respond here or join & ask in the #wild-horse-rescue channel in the Barbie Series Speedrunning Discord server (preferred).

Happy horsing!

-the mod team ❤️