Re: spongeing at camp/IAHA Rides

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In a message dated 98-06-25 01:42:04 EDT, katswig@deltanet.com writes:

<< using 36
 bpm would not separate well conditioned horses from those less
 conditioned, but rather separate those with low resting HR from those
 without.
 
 A low resting HR is not necessarily a sign of good condition. >>

Well put.  I have seen completely unfit horses standing in the pasture with
resting rates of 24, and extremely fit horses with resting rates of 40-44.
Once you get down to a clinically normal range, how much lower you go is moot.
Better to stress the horses sufficiently to see at least some change in other
parameters as well.

Heidi