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[RC] Low pulses and "other" breeds - Celeste MurrayI would just like to comment on this thread, I ride a 16.1hh appaloosa mare build like a tank must weigh around 600kg's. We have been doing endurance for 4 years now. First 2 years we only did 60km rides, pre-vetted in around 52/54, if we got 50/52 at the vet checks I was happy she had a high resting pulse, second year it came down, third year lower. Last year we did our national championships, 3 days 80km, 80km, 52km. 290 entries we finished 52nd, 1st appaloosa in, she never went over 42 at any check starting pulse 38/40 each day all three vet checks each day 40/42, including the first day which we did in 3hrs 05min!!. Took us longer to reach those low pulses through conditioning her system and although she didn't run as low as some of the arabs at 32/34 pre-vet pulse she was never more than 2 beats higher throughout the ride when some of the arabs pre-vetted at 36 and pulsed in at 42/44 at the checks. Celeste and Snowy (South Africa) PS. We have to qualify for the nationals by completing 3 80km rides during the previous 12 months, we did 4 80km rides as well as 2 60km rides and she top tenned at all of them and at two of them we rode at "state" qualifying times - to qualify to ride for one of our 9 "states" (provinces) at the nationals you have to do three rides at an average speed of 18km/hr. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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