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Re: [RC] [RC] ? [RC] ? national championship ride, treatment, conditions, etc. - SpirittxarabiansWe think that the HRMs are actually helpful for beginners to learn to read their horse. Most beginners have a tendency to not pick up on the fact that they need to drop the speed down to a walk or rest mode until way past time for the horse to slow down, because the horse is in "got to keep up" mode which the beginner reads as "doing fine". It will also sometimes indicate pain before the horse shows it in any other way. It also helps teach new riders to slow down in sand, mud and hilly terrain, because the pulse will go up with the conditions. Where we have found it not to be helpful is when the temperature reaches around 90 degrees with humidity. The horses then need to work at a much lower heart rate than the person would normally train at (say 110 to 120 instead of 130 to 140)and it is time to pay greater attention to respiration, attitude, etc. Learning to read respiration seems to take longer for a new rider or horse owner to learn how to read and may have to be pointed out and explained during the moment. -- Selena Copeland Spirit of Texas Arabians spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx www.spirittxarabians.com ?×?jjb±« ®ø?z?Ä?Û«jw 5ëa¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzw"wè®f??Ï¢X?È8¬rV¢?êá¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzwý?yƦ¥+?±ÊâmïÔ?Ë?±Êâmèm¶?ÿà ?Û«jw ?ë®'^q©©þZ ¢v¬¥?xº'?©ÝF'^I§Þ
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