You may lose a point or 2, but it certainly wouldn't eliminate
him from CTR...I have a gelding who rarely is down to 44 after
10 minutes - usually is at 48. My first year I worried and
worried that I was working him too hard. Then I did a LD
endurance. The vet there mentioned that 44 is really an
arbitrary number, not all horses are a "44", a 48 may be
their natural and normal rate. Since then, I haven't worried
at all - 1 point a a vet check doesn't matter to me. In the
endurance formats I have ridden, he is down to the required
60 or 64 as soon as I get in and dismount.
Jude Hall
in Ohio where
Christmas will be white this year!
>> Fred & Cheryl Dzida wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi, ridecamp:<snip snip>
>
>> > 2) This same 6 yr old 3/4 arab has a resting (sleeping) heartbeat of 12
>> > beats/15 seconds, even after a summer of good conditioning. This
>> > eliminates him from CTR, although not from Endurance. Can this heartrate
>> > be improved over time? Do I find another horse with a slower heart rate
>> > to start with? Chauncey at dzida@agt.net