Heart Rates

[flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu (Flemmer, Linda)]

Linda Flemmer wrote:

> K S Swigart wrote:
>
> > How many vets out there have ever failed a horse at a pre-ride check due
> > to an extremely high heart rate???
>
> At the Old Dominion one year, the vet questioned the pre-ride HR on my
> friend's mare who was in heat and "interested" in all of the fellows.  She
> had to come back for a recheck.  The vet's comment was that there may be a
> pre-existing condition that they weren't otherwise catching.  The trail was
> to tough to be on and have a problem.  (Of course she passed later.)
>
> I've noticed here the east a lot of ride vets take a pre-ride temperature
> also.  I'm not sure how meaningful it may be after waiting in a hot, sunny
> vet line for 45-60 minutes.  Has anyone ever been denied a start because of
> temps?
>
> Linda Flemmer