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At 07:27 AM 2/10/2010 Wednesday, Mary wrote:
> Oops, one more thing: some of
> the reviews on-line suggested the polar  
> monitor is more accurate than the garmin--are they talking only
> about  
> the gps features or is it better too at counting heartbeats  
> accurately?  (Zero interest in gps at present.  I use my iPhone
> for  
> that when it seems am attractive idea.)

Like you suspect it's probably in regards to the
GPS. I have used many of the cheaper Polar units and when I switched to
Garmin I used both on my horse just for fun and they had the same HR
within a few beats. The big plus for Garmin is their strap has a stronger
signal giving a longer reception range of 9-10ft compared to 3ft for
Polar.

Thank you very much for the photos.  I've been considering
switching  
to a mohair girth--do you think one could still succeed in
attaching  
the band that way--perhaps by sewing in a strip to which the
moniter  
could be glued?
Thank you very much for truly useful information!
Mary K

Using your girth would depend on the buckle system
it uses. The HRM strap works best when entirely up on the side of the
horse with no part down near the midline. The lower down the strap is the
more weird heart rates occur and the tighter the cinch needs to be to
prevent them.

Don Huston