I agree whole heartedly.  Unfortunately, Tina lost her monitor at a 
ride this summer & I sold her one, too.  Somebody out there must have 
picked up the pouch w/ all the stuff & not known who it belonged to.  
Cheap way to get a monitor <VBG>, but not very fair to Tina.
I wouldn't ride & compete without one.  They are so helpful in 
training, watching for injuries, and gating thru vet checks!  Shaves 
a lot of time off of fumbling with a stethoscope before going in for 
P&R's.
Linda Flemmer 
ABF Challenger ("Rocket") & Eternal Point ("Major")
Blue Wolf Ranch   Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
   "In case of emergency - Fur side up, steel side down!"