HRM mis-readings

[Lucy Chaplin Trumbull <elsie@calweb.com>]

Rides 2 Far wrote:
> 
>  I couldn't figure out why he was main-
> >taining 112 at the lope earlier, and was stuck between 170 and
> >200 at the trot, and even walk, later. I am going to carry a
> >small flashlight in the future to keep and eye on it in the dark.
> 
> Is it just me or does this sound more like an electrode that's not
> getting connection?  I'd expect some rise, but that much?

I thought the same thing. Usually towards the end of a ride,
my cinch gets too loose and bingo, the horse is suddenly walking 
along at 180 bmp. Ack, go I, in major panic and end up scrabbling 
around under the horse to try and push the bottom electrode
down around the cinch. All that happens is the horse thinks
I'm telling him to pick the pace up, so he does and I end up
hanging around his neck.

If you've ever taken one electrode off, and left the other
one on, you get the same effect - it registers in the 180-200
range.

And the same if you get a broken wire... bin there, done that,
took a while to calm down and figure that one out (and understand
that no, the horse wasn't dying).

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Lucy Chaplin Trumbull - elsie@calweb.com
Repotted english person in Sacramento, CA 
http://www.calweb.com/~elsie

with Mouse and Provo
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