Thanks for the reassurance, Jonni. Odd that
I've never "felt" the heartbeat before, but maybe I was so distracted with
finding it with the stethoscope, then with the HRM, that I just never gave it a
chance. Fortunately, She's one of those Arabs with little or no spook in her,
just an occassional "stalling out" when she detects horse eating monsters
lurking on the trail. Too bad she'll probably never get to do a 50, as she
absolutely hates drinking away from home..... although with this long term heat
wave, she has gotten a little better during the past few weeks.