Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Heartrate monitors for newbies?

If I were starting today in distance riding, the first priorities would 
be a helmet, good fitting saddle and a HRM in that order. Now when 
training on the main horse I only use mine to train in zones, i.e. to 
make sure he does sufficient work with the heart rate in a zone, say 145 
to 165, or "shutter" 165 to 180.

I use it on a ride to monitor how fast he drops. But you can bet you 
uncle Sylvester's farm that if I were staring today I'd use one every 
time, every ride for quite awhile. I have a couple new guys out there 
I'm going to start over the next year or two. You can also bet you uncle 
Sylvester's farm that with these guys for the first year or so it will 
be every time, every ride.

Truman

FASTGraphic@xxxxxx wrote:

> In a message dated 11/29/2002 9:26:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> finishis2win@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> << So for all you newbies out there, don't let yourself be talked into an
> on-board HRM as a "must have" item.
>
> Deanna (Ohio)
> M30478
> and Salina (the always energized, part Saddlebred with good HR scores who
> has earned lots of pretty ribbons and no pulls -- owner knocking furiously
> on wood) >>
>
>
> God bless you for having such a sound and healthy horse.   But this newbie, 
> for one, will continue working with his HRM and leave the knocking on wood to 
> those who do not.  :o)
> Scott
>  




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