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Re: [RC] Heart Rates and Fitness//RHR Vetting In - Beverley H. Kane, MDThe more accurate indicator of human fitness is the decrease in RHR at absolute quiet rest from the unconditioned state to the conditioned state. We instruct humans to take their pulses before they get out of bed in the morning. Because the slower heart rate in a fit athlete is in part due to tolerance to adrenalin levels in the blood, it should be the case that the excitement of ridecamp and vetting-in should have less effect on the "R"HR in a fitter horse than in a less fit horse. So if your horse were unfit and fidgeting in the vet line, his HR would be more like 50 than 40, up from 28. Beverley _____________________________________ Beverley Kane, MD Horsensei Equine-Assisted Learning & Therapy Woodside, CA http://www.horsensei.com On 9/12/06 5:21 AM, "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hey y'all, are we talking about an at-home resting heart rate, or at-ride? My Arab/RMH has an at-home RHR of 28 but at a ride it's 36-40. So I'm just curious. -Sharon L. in Maine =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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