RE: improving ridecamp and HRM

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

Arlene and I had some of the first heart rate monitors made by EQB  and that
is some number of years ago. In fact we had the first ones for sale at the
AERC Convention. They were fairly large and bulky.

We found they were good for when just starting a new horse to find out
exactly what recoveries were like and then we never used then again. We have
had a modicum of success in endurance riding and have never used one in
competition. I have a newer Polar unit but seldom use it. It is best to know
your horse under all conditions. Relying on a heart rate monitor is just
fooling your self.

Bob Morris

-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt, PhD [mailto:truman.prevatt@netsrq.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 10:12 AM
To: tina@autoairbagcovers.com
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: improving ridecamp and HRM


Well it depends. I usually have one at rides. But they aren't perfect. They
work better on some horses than others. How they work, in my experience, is
a function of a lot of factors:

saddle used,
type and placement of girth,
type of electrodes,
gait of the horse.

Roger used to sell these heavier, stiff electrodes for the girth. They seems
to work better, but would slip out easier. So they worked better sometimes.

When my horse does an extended trot, I forget the HRM - it always reads 180
then. He just has too much motion in the girth area.

I do find while it doesn't work all that well all the time while we are
moving, it is a good indicator when we slow down to measure recovery.

Yep, I've gotten a bit frustrated with it from time to time when it shows
220 for minutes on end when I know good an well he is not going to fall down
and die with in the next three second. I don't always ride with one, but
most of the time. I may have even taken Roger's name in vain :-).

They are a good tool, and they are very useful, but they can sure be
aggravating sometimes.


Tina Hicks wrote:

>
>
> I have noticed one common thread here though - do many folks actually ride
with a HRM after they've had one a while? Sorry, Roger :)...I got mine in
1996 during my first year cuz Samm had one and since she was letting me tag
along I had to have what she had :).
>
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