Re: Heartrate Threshold

[Tivers <Tivers@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-05-11 15:20:19 EDT, nitram@gv.net writes:

<< If my horse seems to peak out at about 245 BPM does his Anaerobic threshold
 different from my other horse who peaks out at 210.
 
 
 
 Chris Martin
 Nitram, Inc. >>


Chris, 

A heartrate of 240 is generally considered to be approaching fibrillation in
the horse. I think you're getting a bad reading. Thoroughbreds race in record
time with heartrates in the 216 to 222 range.

ti