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I did this for years. Still have the logs. I used them to eval the horses
performance at rides..many ECTRA CTR in those days. and a few AERC 50 milers.
I used them mostly to see if we were getting better. and mostly to see what I
did WRONG when we had problems ie lameness over-use.. both quite common
problems back in the 70's.
Since we only had about 7 or 8 basic loops from home the trails became quite
boring and routine after 20 years.. we did haul out for new trails durning
weekends.
I never put the data into a computer.
When I started to road race..me.. i kept logs on me and applied much of my
conditioning methods to my horses.
The use of the HRM required additional data to be recorded. I rode with 3x5
index cards and a pen to record HR at points along the way. After a few
months I knew the numbers for all the loops and all the horses.
The only time we did extanded works was when we hauled off to the mountians
for the weekend. We kept detailed data on these works.
I still have these logs. They are usefull to see what I did with a new young
horse. what I did to get them in shape. How long I worked at a given level of
effort.
I am starting a new one again (5).. not fit but fat.. so I will go over some
of these logs to see what I did.
I do plan on keeping good data on this guy..may be a basis for a book who
knows.
I may try to stuff the data into the PC
I may also use the Recording HRM and just download all the works into the PC
along with notes/observations.
Like I DO have the equipment to do it.
Sure would be easier then manual logs.?
Roger R
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