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Re: [RC] Resting Heart Rates - rides2farchecked Sera's this weekend and it is 23 bpm. I *think* that's pretty good, if I remember right. And also, if 23 bpm is considered average, below average, whatever. I'm just posting this for the sake of the quiet newbies who are worrying because they've never caught their horse's pulse below 36. I've taken lots of pulses and can't think of one at a ride that was below 32 or so. 36 is fairly common. Kaboot always vetted in at 44 and was a pretty good horse. I might could have snuck up on him in the barn sleeping and caught him at 32. Merlyn had the fastest recoveries of any horse I ever rode...out recovering some world class horses, and his resting pulse was 32. My old horse's was 28. He seldom went above 121 going down the trail but his mechanical parts limited his overall speed more than his heart rate. Everything just went to pot when he went faster so pulses weren't our limiting factor. I've known some very fast crossbreds (non-Arab) who had slower recoveries (don't know their resting pulses). Their mechanical parts were fast but the pulse was their limiting factor. 23 is darned low. Angie The bigger they are, the farther you fall. ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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