VIEWS - ISSUES - OPINIONS- PRODUCT REVIEW- TRAIL RIDES

BY ROGER RITTENHOUSE AERC #8263

10/31/2009  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

        6. USER GUIDES for the CARDIOSPORT Monitor watch   NEW 2/2/09

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     

        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

       

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

 

OUR HORSES AND PICTURE PHOTO SITES

    PHOTO SITE   http://ImageEvent.com/vmaxept      New Photo site   http:/picasaweb.google.com/rogerept

Pictures of the other horses   saddles, shoe jobs, trail rides, lots of stuff, take a look. I add new pictures all the time.

 

      MULE for Carol         My Horse  OMNI          New MFT BRANDY

 

The horses we have lost...on a new trail,

 

FASHA  1978-08/08/08 My 30 yr old 1/2 Arab Mare. Had her since 16 months old. ECTRA, AERC50, NATRC, IAHA- 5500 plus miles, 20 years of competition..    

  

RAZ 1988-2005 A nice Arab, Carol rode for 7 years. He was our first horse in 30 years we lost to colic.

 

ZAR  (ZAHLAH) 8/10/72 to 10/24/06  We let our old friend move on to  new trails. Had him for 31 yrs. He was ridden by myself and Carol. He had about 3000 mixed miles AERC/ECTRA CTR. Completed the original OD 100

 

MAGIC 6/22/74 to 9/13/04  Had him for 28 yrs. Our daughter rode him and then Carol rode him. He had about 2500 combined miles including the original OD 100

 

 

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