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Re: [RC] Heart Rate monitor usage - rdcarrieLOL...I'm far from a front runner too...but *can* be a fierce competitor for turtle at times. :) Sounds like you'll do fine without a HRM till finances let you get a new one. Good luck as you move into 50s. :)
Dawn -----Original Message----- From: Julienne <jsrha@xxxxxxxxx> To: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:30:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [RC] Heart Rate monitor usage Hi Dawn! Tried replacing the battery (twice) and being hyper-aware of a loose girth.. none of these seem to be the culprit. The first few times I got the crazy readings I would stop my mare on the trail, twist her head around, and try to capture her pulse under her jaw to see if the 200+ pulse readings I got were accurate.. (which they weren't - just managed to annoy my horse). :) We're not front runners by far (!), so we can usually just walk into a vet check and be at criteria. Julienne & Isabella --- rdcarrie@xxxxxxx wrote: > You might try replacing the battery in the receiver...when mine started to go > out, the first sign was wacky readings like that. Also, check to see if your > girth is hanging loose...that'll give you some really wild readings (like the > "OMG my horse is about to explode!" HR of 230 at a walk, followed by the > "OMG, he's dead!" HR of 31 at a fast trot <G>). > > As for riding without one...I usually use one, but when my HRM watch died (no > hope of resurrection), I did a number of 50s without one before finally > breaking down and buying a new one. By that time, I pretty much knew how > fast that horse pulsed down, and did fine (never could remember to carry my > stethoscope, so just came in, let him drink, and walked into the P&R box and > he'd be down). You can either carry a stethoscope with you, or, take the > pulse on the inside of the front leg near the knee (radial pulse??) with your > fingers. Pretty easy to feel once you find it. > > Dawn in East Texas > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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