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[RC] Accuracy of Monitors - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Karen Nelson knelson4299@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I found that if my "on board the horse" monitor was giving me a "double" 
reading, my girth was too loose and the contact was intermittant. Sometimes too 
dry in winter months.

A horse can drop quite rapidly, and I have seen many a rider get a 100 range 
reading, stop and dismount and use the stethescope they were wearing around 
their neck.  In the 60-90 seconds it took them to do this action, the pulse was 
down significantly and it led the rider to distrust the on board monitor 
because they couldn't believe the horse could drop that fast.  They can.
As for a problem that cropped up at a recent N Nev ride:
The hand held unit used in many vet checks CANNOT be interferred with by the on 
board monitor.  The maker assured me that if the hand held was giving goofy 
readings the following was the problem:
Low battery
Not moist enough on skin surface
Hand held not in appropriate place on horse--this includes the right side of 
the horse, which I witnessed!
Rare- hand held needs re-calibration...

In short, there is no reason for a rider to "disconnect" the wires of their 
monitor in order for the P/R crew to get a correct reading at a vet check.


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