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Re: [RC] Recovery/CRI - k s swigartFrom: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> In other words, kat, yes, the horse with the 80/80 CRI did have a problem. In fact, two problems. Both were thankfully easily alleviated. Perhaps "the horse has a problem" would be more accurate phraseology than "the horse is in trouble," but you illustrate my point--SOMETHING is not right with the horse with the 80 pulse, even if his CRI is 80/80. True, but the "problem" that the horse had had absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that it hadn't "recovered" from the effort of the endurance ride. He probably would have had the hanging pulse of 80 and the CRI of 80/80 had he stood tied to the trailer or out in a pasture with all those biting flies. And standing there for another two hours or four hours would have made no difference. A hanging pulse of 80 tells you virtually NOTHING about the extent to which a horse has "recovered" from an endurance ride. The CRI of 80/80 tells you that "recovery" is NOT the horse's problem. In my experience, using absolute heart rates for determining the extent of recovery is both narrow minded and foolish. As an example, last year at the Cold Springs ride, when I was at the 50 mile vet check I was slightly dehydrated and under fuelled (i.e. low blood sugar). Consequently, my blood pressure was low and I was light headed. When I sat down (after taking care of and vetting through my horse) to have a bite to eat and to drink as much as I could, I took MY heart rate. It was 36. My normal resting heart rate is about 44. Both of these numbers are really low. If they were observed in a horse, one might be tempted to think, wow, look at how well that horse has recovered. However, in ME, that 36 HR was a RED FLAG and it was an indication that I had neither eaten nor drunk enough on my excursion through the desert to that point. I had not "recovered" I had over exerted myself without proper care and attention to food and water. After resting for a bit, I my HR may have crept back up to normal over time, and it would have gone up if I got up and ran around (in fact it would have gone up dramatically had I done so or been subjected to a CRI); however, what I really needed was water, sugar and electrolytes (fruit juice and potato chips is what I usually use for thisin the short term; however, I also made a point to eat a good lunch before going out again). In this case, it was the low HR that was the indication of the "trouble" I was in. However, a CRI on me would have shown something along the lines of 40/80. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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