Re: RC: Re: Tieing up

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/19/00 5:20:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, DVeritas writes:

<< Tom,
     In your book, The Fit Racehorse, page 38, you state, "Heartrate is a 
direct measurement of the stresses placed on the cardiovascular system and 
CAN BE USED AS A TOOL OF MEASUREMENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF STRESS OF A 
WORKOUT, A RACE (caps mine), or a modified form of exercise...".
     If heartrate can be used to determine stress levels, how can heartrate 
RECOVERY be next to useless in a vet check?
     I'm easily confused,  go slow. (g)
 
   Frank. >>


Working heartrate is the very best indicator of the level of exercise stress. 
Recovery heartrate is another matter entirely, particularly when used to 
judge whether a horse is capable of continuing an endurance effort. 
ti