Re: HR criteria...????

[Leigh331@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/24/98 9:10:30 AM EST, Teddy@runningbear.com writes:

<< What do you think of riders who constantly complain about having
 to meet a "60" pulse.  "My horse can't do that, he never does,
 yet wins lots of rides."
  >>

I find this brings up an interesting question for me....I used to compete on a
horse, (non-arab) that took lots of time ~20-30 minutes to arrive at 64 !  I
didn't ride him hard, in fact he rarely averaged over 7mph on a LD ride!  He
was very fit, eager, never had trouble, just his "normal" high HR.  Are there
any exceptions to the HR criteria for these type horses?
leigh