Re: trot/canter heartrates.
Truman Prevatt (truman.prevatt@netsrq.com)
Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:47:15 -0400
>I have done some experimenting with heart rates at the trot vs lope. A
>lot depends at what gait is the most comfortable for the horse. Racer has
>to be trotting awfully fast before I can switch to a lope & see a lower
>heart rate.Other horses I have ridden do have a lower rate at the lope then
>the same speed (mph) trot. HOWEVER on a horse I borrowed this year--We
>were trotting at a HR of about 140.When I dropped to a walk his HR began
>to drop immediately, slowly & steadily. When we would lope, his HR was
>115-120,BUT when I dropped to a walk the HR would INCREASE to 150 or so
>before beginning to drop.I never went on to develop any profound
>conclusions as to which was "best", I was really just amusing myself.DIMR
>leads to doing strange things for fun!Nancy.
The HRM may have not been accurately responding. When the signal to the
receiver are erratic, then most units usually stay where they are and the
heart rate shown is not correct. When you stoped to walk then the signal
was stable and the reading taken the first six seconds or so - which in
your case jumped - was probably an accurate reading of the canter. When
the HRM reading is not changing it is most likely not working correctly.
Truman
Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL