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Well Sharon, like I told you before, slab some frosting on that belt 
and.......this is too much fun. Seriously now, I have used belt 
systems for years and they don't last more than 2-3 years. You 
probably need a new belt. Also with a winter coat and if the horse is 
not sweating much the belt gives erratic readings. Either shave off 
some fur or squirt some water above the belt when the readings are 
wrong. You also need new batteries in your watch every 2-3 years. 
What I finally did and worked the best was to put the belt between 
the cinch and the horse, removed the watch from my wrist and attached 
it to the saddle just above my knee, set the high limit on 130 with 
audible alarm, then just ride my ride unless I got an alarm then slow 
down and check things out. Set the low limit at 60 audible alarm and 
at vet checks I could be anywhere sponging, whatever and when the 
alarm beeped I asked for P&R. The watch stayed on the saddle at all 
times and the belt was glued to the cinch. No wires, no fuss, throw 
on the saddle, pull up the cinch, we got heart rate.
Don Huston

At 01:13 PM 3/14/2006 Tuesday, you wrote:
> I've got the belt system, had it for about 2-3 years.  Worked great 
> at first (as
> long as I got it in exactly the right spot) but now I find it's 
> inaccurate more
> often than it's accurate.  That is, we trot along at 36 or 0 or 250... none of
> which can possibly be right... more often than we do at 
> 85.  Recently I haven't
> bothered to use it at all.  Not sure what happened.
>
> -Sharon L.
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Please Reply to: S.Smith shaynesmith01@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > I would appreciate some feedback from those of you who use the heart rate
> > monitors, do you prefer the belt or the electrode systems?  I am trying to
> > decide which to buy.  thanks
> >
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