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[RC] Accuracy of Monitors - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Karen Nelson knelson4299@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I found that if my "on board the horse" monitor was giving me a "double" reading, my girth was too loose and the contact was intermittant. Sometimes too dry in winter months. A horse can drop quite rapidly, and I have seen many a rider get a 100 range reading, stop and dismount and use the stethescope they were wearing around their neck. In the 60-90 seconds it took them to do this action, the pulse was down significantly and it led the rider to distrust the on board monitor because they couldn't believe the horse could drop that fast. They can. As for a problem that cropped up at a recent N Nev ride: The hand held unit used in many vet checks CANNOT be interferred with by the on board monitor. The maker assured me that if the hand held was giving goofy readings the following was the problem: Low battery Not moist enough on skin surface Hand held not in appropriate place on horse--this includes the right side of the horse, which I witnessed! Rare- hand held needs re-calibration... In short, there is no reason for a rider to "disconnect" the wires of their monitor in order for the P/R crew to get a correct reading at a vet check. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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