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Dot Wiggins wrote:
> Here in the NW,  so far as I know, -- I haven't been to all of 
> them,---   a pulse of 60 at all vet checks within 30 min,  and 30 min 
> post ride for LDs, and 60 min for endurance.   This has been  usual 
> for quite a few years, more than 6 or 7.  I can't remember riding with 
> a 64 since maybe sometime in the mid 90s    I do remember 56 once or 
> twice when it was really hot.   I didn't think it made any difference 
> in recovery time.  It's been  my experience that once a horse starts 
> dropping from 68 they drop like a rock. 


In the SE I think the spring Biltmore is probably the only ride with a 
60 pulse. 64 has been working fine for years. My experience with my 
horses and with taking a very large number of pulses in the pulse box is 
the same as Dot's once they hit 68 the drop like a rock. When my old 
mare when she hit 68 it took her in the box. When someone got her pulse 
she was 56. The Jbird is about the same. I've ridden plenty of rides 
with a 60 and I don't ride any differently nor does it take my horse any 
longer to make pulse.

For the most part I think the 60 pulse and now 56 pulse are more to make 
someone "feel good" than anything else. If the AERC wants to get a 
handle on this they have enough rides to plan some experiments and 
collect data and address the question in a logical and methodical way 
instead of "by the seat of the pants."

Truman
> This has been  usual for quite a few years, more than 6 or 7.  I can't 
> remember riding with a 64 since maybe sometime in the mid 90s    I do 
> remember 56 once or twice when it was really hot.   I didn't think it 
> made any difference in recovery time.  It's been  my experience that 
> once a horse starts dropping from 68 they drop like a rock.
>
> I guess you can take almost any NW rides to study,  we have everything 
> from dry desert to heavy timber and all in between.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: [RC] Progress
>
>
> > I think Angie is right on. There isn't any quantitative data that I 
> > know of to justify a 60 pulse over a 64 pulse. There is also not data 
> > to justify making the finish time 30 minutes at the end instead of an 
> > hour. While these might make people feel good and some think "they 
> > might help" I don't see much of an issue with the current rules.
> >
> > If someone would tell me the rides with 60 pulse and those with 64 I 
> > would be happy to look to see if there is any correlation with pull 
> > rates later in the ride. I doubt if there are but you never know till 
> > you look.
> >
> > Truman
> >
> > rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > O>        9)  There has been a steady decrease in pulse criteria, now
> > > > most commonly 60 or even 56.
>
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