Re: ridecamp-d Digest V96 #52

Rebecca Hackworth (bechack@cnsii.com)
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 21:41:59 -0800

Fred & Cheryl Dzida wrote:
>
> Hi, ridecamp:
> I sent in a couple questions the other day and have not seen them posted.
> Perhaps you can tell new users like myself how to join in. I thought all
> I had to do was reply to the Digest.
> My questions again are 1) Does anyone have info on dealing with alsike
> clover poisoning. One of my horses shows photosensitivity and no one
> here can advise me on how long it takes to seriously harm the horse.
> 2) This same 6 yr old 3/4 arab has a resting (sleeping) heartbeat of 12
> beats/15 seconds, even after a summer of good conditioning. This
> eliminates him from CTR, although not from Endurance. Can this heartrate
> be improved over time? Do I find another horse with a slower heart rate
> to start with? Chauncey at dzida@agt.net

/Are you counting the pulse with a stethoscope? Are you finding
lub/dub? If not , you may be counting the same beat as two beats. Ask
someone else to listen too.,

Becky