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Howard, you just haven't pushed them to their limit at the
trot. Sure, if the trot is the gait that comes most easily to them, then a
working trot will have a lower HR than the canter. And the speed that is a
"working trot" varies a lot from one horse to the next. But just like
pushing the accelerator on your car in second gear, you eventually reach a point
as you go faster and faster that the RPM's will red-line. Same thing if
you push the trot faster and faster without allowing the horse to break--there
comes a point (individual to each horse) where the HR will rise, and will be
higher than if you let the horse break into a canter. That's all the study
shows, basically.
Heidi
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Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:13 AM
Subject: Born to Trot?
Well, I do have one horse who's extended trot is incredible, but I doubt
it's 15 MPH, which is one of the reasons I didn't think this study was very
useful for endurance riders. <snip> But what about
the heart rate? Am I the only one who has horses that are definitely
lower while trotting than cantering?
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