VIEWS - ISSUES - OPINIONS- PRODUCT REVIEW- TRAIL RIDES

BY ROGER RITTENHOUSE AERC #8263

12/21/2007  last update

FAQ HEART MONITOR Issues    Please note the comments posted below may be modified at a later date. last update 12-4-03

        1. ACCURACY

        2. HOW TO USE THE HANDHELD HRM monitor in a VC

        3. HINTS Problems resolutions

        4. TECHNICAL    Information  How the heart rate monitors REALLY work.

        5. HISTORY lesson and background on the adaptation of HUMAN HRM components to horses. To offset some false  statements

PRODUCT REVIEWS- Items we have tested - 

1. TOOLS FOR THE RIDER

.    INFRARED HAND-HELD THERMOMETER      A great tool for finding HOT spots  on LEGS and BACKS.

    RIDING WITH A TEMPERATURE MONITOR, see   'TEMPO"

  2. SHOES- HOOF PADS

       1.  DO-IT-MYSELF   EQUIFLEX    shoe job 

        2. NEW SHOER More EQUIFLEX  update info 6/2/04

        3. SHOEING SESSION DEC 03   

        4. REPORT ON EQUIFLEX shoes JULY 04

  3. SADDLES 

          1. SADDLE MODIFICATIONS  Making a saddle fit with the IMPRESSION PAD

4. Ride TEE Shirt QUILT

 

 5. PORTABLE HORSE CORRAL SYSTEM  CART-A-CORRAL REVIEW AUG 07 updates SEPT07

 

6. VET CHECK WATER SETUP.  How I fixed the cool off problem at the vet check

7. TIMEX HRM+GPS  

  Adaptation of the TIMEX GPS+HR to the horse using leads and electrodes.    

    Two links here,  TIMEX GPS+HRM  a full discussion about how I adapted this to the horse

                                TIMEX GPSHRM DATA LOGGER.  A short write-up on the data logger.

8 CONDITIONING PROGRAMS

       1. USING A DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER    Collecting data during a conditioning session. Audio files in MP3 format 

9. RIDING STORES

 

 

ISSUES- MY EDITORIAL PAGE

      ELECTROLYTES

        1.  USE OF BUCKEYE PERFORM and WIN    If you use this product please read this

RIDES OF INTEREST

AERC 2000 NC 50 PICTURES and comments - NC50

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