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Thanks, Laura. Glad you enjoyed the review. I am a real geek and part
(not all!) of my motivation to do consistent conditioning is my toys.
:-)

Just so you know, I don't let the 301 "rule" my rides. If terrain or
the horse calls for it, we do our own thing and I just let the 301
complain at me for going too fast or too slow. :-)  And we do just go
out and ride without having a "plan" or a custom workout. The 301
still keeps good data to look at later.

I really like the post-ride analysis. Usually I canter my horse for a
few minutes, but last fall, I would only canter him for 3 minutes at a
time in our training rides. Since getting the 301 and looking at it,
I've discovered that Tanna's heart rate starts to go up a little more
AFTER 3 minutes. Probably because I had "trained" him to only canter
for 3 minutes. Now I'm cantering him for 5 minutes at a time and will
keep an eye on his HR and slowly add in more canter time as he
adjusts. I think that's pretty cool and something I couldn't put my
finger on just using an on-board HRM. I needed the post-ride analysis.

Geek, me? Nah! :-)

April

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:01:58 -0500, Laura Hayes <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
> Wow!!!  I am glad someone is into all this.  I am a complete techno idiot--
> I just get on the horse and if we feel good we go far and if we don't, we
> dog!!! 
> Laura Hayes
> Vine Cliff Farms
> Brocton, NY
> AERC# 2741
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