Re: Heartrate Threshold

[fmechelh@c-s-k.de]

Tivers wrote:

> Yes, but 245 is way out on the end of the curve, and off the charts for horses
> that are traveling anywhere from 30 MPH to 45MPH. An endurance horse going up
> a hill hitting 245 is beyond my imagination.
>
> ti

 A friend of mine told me that her horses' HRmax. is about 180, and started to
make sorrows about it. sounds realistic because this horse is not capable to do
any real fast work, like stong gallop. But ridden in a constant trot, he is very
susscessfull in endurance and has won some rides in up to 9 mph avg. speed over
here, with remarkable low pulse rates in vetchecks.
If HR (LA4) of a fit horse is about 85-90% of HRmax., his anaerobic threshold
should be around 155, where some ohers can go with 200 without any signs of
fatigue. So the numbers depending on the special horse.

BTW, Tom, did you noticed some correlation between HRmax. and max. Speed ? In
other words, are the horses with HRmax. ~240 faster than these with 220 HRmax. ?
or more perserving ?

regards
Frank