Re: RC: Re: Heartcheck

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

It think it VERY unfair for a rider to get docked for having a
recheck...especially on a CTR....

On the East, it is not uncommon to ask for a re-check..the SECOND reading is
used..even if higher.  THAT is the penalty!!!

A stethoscope reading can ONLY be lower by a few beats (insignificant on ER,
critical on CTR)...and it can ONLY be lower because of the integration time
factor on the heartcheck...NOT because they read higher..they DO NOT..they
read FAR more accurately than a person with a stethoscope.

Perhaps most of you who are unhappy with the heartcheck have been having the
good fortune of having pulse-takers that mis-count...........food for
thought.  The heartcheck IS accurate..MORE accurate than a human being.

Teddy

Lynette Helgeson wrote:

> Kim wrote:
> >
> > Okay, gotta few questions ;-)...
> >
> > If you're at a ride and the P&R person is using a heart rate monitor,
> > does the rider have the right to request an "ol' fashioned" P&R check
> > using a stethoscope instead?
>
> I did and was refused. Told that everyone was going to get
> checked with the heart rate monitor. That was only fair. I don't
> understand what is
> fair about that. Sounds to me that they think that the
> stethoscope is lower and they did not want my horse to have the
> advantage of a lower heart rate? If the hand held is so
> accurate, then ride management should have no problem with a
> rider having a choice of the stethoscope or the hand held. Right
> Teddy?
>
> > Also, what options does a rider have when she feels that the P&R check
> > was inaccurate, whether it be electronic or with a stethoscope?  Can a
> > person request another check using a different P&R person (if one is
> > available and not busy at the moment (okay, stop laughing and rollin' on
> > the floor, I hear 'ya))?  Couldn't find these answers on the AERC
> > website or the online handbook... do the AERC members receive a more
> > detailed rulebook or ??? with membership?
>
> In competitive, as far as I understand, if you ask for a recheck
> you get docked 20 points. But I don't think LD or endurance is
> like that.
>
> Have a great day,
> Lynette
> >
>
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