Re: RC: The Russian horse's pulse rate and recovery numbers

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I've had more than one vet comment to me that with a resting rates that low, the
horses are actually sometimes missing beats. It seems to be common with horses
and it's not a big deal. On the other hand with humans you would probably have a
dead man ( or woman).

Truman

SandyDSA@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/18/00 9:21:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> carolheard@mcsi.net writes:
>
> > "Many Russian horses have normal pulse rates from 25 to 30, which after
> >  work falls immediately from 100 to 40. This is an ideal metabolic
> > requirement
> >
>
> I don't know about that, but our straight Egyptian stallion has a RHR of 22,
> sometimes 20, documented by aghast ride vets - and drops in seconds to
> criteria.
> San
>
>

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