Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor for Equine with Handle Unisex Adults, Black, One Size

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HRMs take the guesswork out of whether or not you are putting too much stress on your horse. They help avoid physical wear and tear, inform you of training plateaus, and help tailor programs such as interval training, altitude or swimming. HRM information is indisputable, avoids assumptions, and is a valuable tool for conditioning.

Seaver has also developed an application for connected watches. From now on, you can get your cardio and also your effort zones in real time on your watch. So, with just one look at your wrist, you will know how, for example, your horse is managing the current effort or recovering from it. You might also notice that your horse’s level of fitness declines over time. Is he approaching retirement where this seems appropriate, or is your horse hurting somewhere and that is affecting his fitness. The information you collect is a starting point – nothing more.Grain of salt here – every horse is going to vary, from hour to hour and over time. Most horses have that baseline heart rate of 30-ish bpm. At a brisk walk, perhaps about 75 bpm, but usually between 50 and 90 bpm. Trotting, perhaps about 120 bpm, or somewhere between 80 and 140 bpm. Cantering, look for a bpm around 145, generally between 120 and 170 bpm. Galloping is much greater, logically, at around 200 bpm in a window between 160 and 240 bpm. This is a new horse market, and you have a few options. There’s a device that your horse can wear on his girth – which is ideal for when you are riding. The CEEFIT System includes a strap for you to wear in addition to the horse monitoring sensor on the girth. Similar brands out there, such as V-Max and Polar Equine, offer similar products. The aerobic threshold for a horse is less than 165 beats per minute. To effectively condition a horse for aerobic fitness, the heart rate should be raised and sustained between 100 beats per minute and 165 beats per minute. As with any device, equine heart monitors are only as useful as the person using them. Knowing what a heart rate monitor is most effective for is vital for getting the most out of it. The heart rate monitoring over the course of a workout also allows you to see how hard your horse is working and how easily he recovers while still exercising.

Handy for owners and trainers, and proving particularly useful in racing, the EquinITY app allows you to livestream your horse’s speed, heart rate, stride and split interval timings while he is working from anywhere in the world, with the ability to monitor multiple horses at once. The monitor is integrated into a girth sleeve with single-button operation, and provides heart rate averages and maximums as well as recovery time. The data can be transmitted to the rider via a Bluetooth-enabled headset, and can also be analysed and replayed in detail. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. Articles may range in length from 500 to 1,500 words. If you submit an outline for a story, please also send samples of your work.

Why monitoring your horse's heart rate is important

Measuring your horse’s vitals after some exercise and then at set intervals after exercise will give you a place to start. It has been tested by showjumper Roger-Yves Bost and eventer Thomas Carlile, and is available as just the sleeve — which comes in a variety of sizes and fits any style of girth — or with a hand-made girth, in four different styles. Next, do a sprint-type exercise of shorter duration, but at faster speeds, to get 170 to 190 beats per minute. This is the breezing, or anaerobic, benchmark. Reduce speed if the heart rate goes above 190. Recovery heart rate should be below 120 at two minutes after exercise and below 70 at 10 minutes after exercise if the horse is adequately conditioned to this level and intensity of activity. Warming up and warming down exercises are mandatory at this level of training to assist in reducing soreness and injury. Exercise or push the horse to a heart rate just under 150 beats per minute. This is the aerobic threshold benchmark. Note the recovery heart rate two minutes after exercise and again at 10 minutes after exercise. At two minutes, it should have dropped to around 100 beats per minute and at 10 minutes should be less than 60 beats per minute. You can find heart rate monitors that your horse can wear as you ride. These devices sync with your smartphone so that you have a clear picture of what is going on as you ride, and at what point in the ride.