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[RC] HRM's and Increasing Intensity - k s swigartMike Sofen said: In all cases, in my opinion, it is foolish to attempt to increase the workout intensity of a horse without a heart rate monitor being used every time the horse is ridden. The notion that "I know my horse so I don't need a heart rate monitor" only works for casual, slow riding. I am curious as to what makes you say this. What information do you think a HRM provides you that is so essential for increasing intensity of a workout....speaking as somebody who takes my horses out for gallops up hills on a regular basis and has never found the information from a HRM valuable for anything much more than its entertainment value (especially since the information coming out of it becomes extremely unreliable--to the extent that when it gives out a number different than expected, I consider it safe to assume that the HRM is just plain wrong, frequently because the electrode on the girth is not getting consistent contact). When galloping up a hill it is EASY to tell when your horse is getting tired (even the most unfeeling rider can tell when a horse starts lagging during such an effort), and when you gallop up the next one, it is easy to tell whether the horse has recovered from the last effort, or has a harder time with it. And since high intensity workouts have a tendency to be shorter in duration, you are back at the barn with the tack off before a HRM might tell you if it is taking your horse an excessively long time to recover (cardiovascularly) completely. As I said at first, what information does an HRM provide you that you find essential? Since, if it is so, I am obviously missing something important and don't even know it. :) kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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