Re: RC: Need to know about.....

[DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>]

I don't like them, I've had them register 20 bpm higher than my own 
monitor, OR a stethoscope.  I'd rather they not be allowed.  They're also 
subject to interference and besides that, they aren't going to pick up any 
abnormalities that a good P&R person might detect.  It's really irritating 
too, when you know you're horse is down but you've got somebody with one of 
those darn things telling you that your horse is at 80 or some odd number, 
and if you say anything they think your a jerk and you think they are an 
idiot <bg>.

I've had them put on both of my horses btw, and they've been inaccurate on 
both of them.  That's my only experience with them.

Happy Trails,

Karen
in NV
& Rocky, 1,745
& Weaver, 3,005 miles :-)


At 08:04 PM 09/06/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Hand Held Heart Rate Monitors.
>My opinion of these handy little devices is they are a waste of
>money and they have no right being part of a P/R on any ride,
>let alone a competitive ride. They have a tendency to read
>higher pulses and I have got to wonder if they pick up all of
>the other little sounds that you hear when you put a stethoscope
>on a horses sides as part of the heart rate. I am not sure about
>that, just a guess, but what I am sure about is we had some
>instances where the hand held registered a heart rate on a horse
>that said 60 where the pulse taken by stethoscope said 40. And
>where the hand held registered 76 and the pulse taken by a vet
>with a stethoscope said the horses pulse was 52 and the pulse
>taken by hand was a 50. I was also told by other people that all
>of the BIG rides are going to the hand held heart rate monitors
>at their rides.
>
>So I wanted to know from everyone, first of all what your
>experiences have been with the hand held heart rate transmitters
>and if the ride managers are all using them now, and if they
>are, what they think of them. Also, I would like to know what
>the vets think of them. I would really appreciate some input on
>this issue, since it is getting to be a common practice at the
>rides in this area, and is making me uneasy about the results.
>
>Thanks,
>Lynette in ND
>
>
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