tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post6416956472997605607..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: The Light has Changed and It’s Time To Ride!Mugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-56240175750114439392011-03-20T18:55:56.142-06:002011-03-20T18:55:56.142-06:00Thanks Funder
Thanks Rispah!Thanks Funder<br />Thanks Rispah!mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-65469905001516564512011-03-20T14:49:26.083-06:002011-03-20T14:49:26.083-06:00Thanks :)
I have been lurking on your blog for som...Thanks :)<br />I have been lurking on your blog for some time and just want to say I love it! Even though we do completely different disciplines (I'm one of them crazy eventers :P) I still learn loads from reading this blog :)rispahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-83542977241015988562011-03-20T09:47:26.762-06:002011-03-20T09:47:26.762-06:00Oh I'd be happy to, I just don't want to b...Oh I'd be happy to, I just don't want to bore a bunch of other disciplines with our rules. :)<br /><br />Once you get to a vet check, your horse has to pulse down to 60 beats per minute or less before your timer starts. At a check, you have a hold (15, 30, 60 minutes) where you have to stay there and let the horse eat and drink. Your hold time does not start til your horse pulses down - if it takes her 10 minutes to pulse down, you've got a problem brewing. (and your effective hold is 10 minutes longer!) Again, at the finish, your horse has to pulse down to 60 bpm or less or you don't complete. It's the most basic sign of a fit and well horse. A horse that's not drinking or has lameness brewing or is too hot won't pulse down, even if it looks fine otherwise. <br /><br />Endurance riders usually know where the check is - if it's in camp, of course you know when you're getting close to camp, and if it's an out check you can probably figure it out. People (like me) on horses that aren't the pinnacle of fitness will walk in, or hop off and lead the horse in, so the horse pulses as soon as you get to camp. People on those FEI-level horses just canter in, give their number to the timekeeper, walk over to the person who takes the pulse, and they're down to 60. It's really amazing. <br /><br />The takeaway message for other disciplines is: Any normal horse should be down to 60 within 10 minutes or you're pushing too hard. Charting your recovery times is great, but if you just want a quick check - hand on girth, wait til you can feel the thump of the heartbeat, decide if it's faster or slower than once per second.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-13453813451086528512011-03-20T09:04:53.216-06:002011-03-20T09:04:53.216-06:00Funder- 60 bpm when? what does it tell you, it'...Funder- 60 bpm when? what does it tell you, it's safe to continue? Is the time to wait still 10-15 minutes for a horse in good shape?<br /><br />My info came from my vet, I wasn't going off of my 30-year-old NATRC directions. She was telling me how to safely recondition my horse for cowhorse.<br /><br />Info for endurance would be a plus if you don't mind expanding a bit.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-2062796726332338042011-03-19T22:29:00.894-06:002011-03-19T22:29:00.894-06:00The current endurance criteria is 60 bpm. There&#...The current endurance criteria is 60 bpm. There's an absolutely dead-easy way to roughly check that on the trail, no stethoscope - you could even do it from the saddle if your horse isn't going to take advantage of you. Slap your hand on your horse just forward of the girth. Is her heart going thump MORE than once per second or LESS than once per second? For a really rough estimate, you don't even need a watch - just count one-mississippi two-mississippi in your head.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-25855602165488588262011-03-19T17:33:45.299-06:002011-03-19T17:33:45.299-06:00rispah-I would go by the recovery rate. If he come...rispah-I would go by the recovery rate. If he comes back withing 15 minutes (10 is better) I wouldn't worry.<br /><br />Slippin- your boy needs to get his butt in the arena. WTC transitions, have horses pass him, have him pass, that kind of stuff.<br />Then back on the trail with a quiet trail buddy and practice the same thing.<br />Zig zag when he jigs...I just wrote about this, maybe your friend with the spaz horse will get a clue.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-43130792056705051522011-03-19T16:38:22.922-06:002011-03-19T16:38:22.922-06:00I have a question about conditioning...
Is the wh...I have a question about conditioning...<br /><br />Is the whole 2:1 or 3:1 ratio (heartbeat to respiration) supposed to be after trot work? or canter work?<br /><br />My problem is that when I gallop my horse, the ratio even goes up past the 1:1, when his breathing is at a higher rate than his pulse. I know he's not out of shape - he's never tired due to it, and last season I did gallop intervals weekly all show season, and rode 5 times per week on top of that, usually with trotting hill work once/twice a week - but every single time I took his PR, his breathing was over his pulse.<br />He vet checks fine and his recovery rates are awesome (he's usually back down to resting after 10 minutes, in spite of breathing rates sometimes in the hundreds).<br /><br />Is this something I should be concerned about?Rispahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-84970590051225936912011-03-19T15:04:21.334-06:002011-03-19T15:04:21.334-06:00That's nice! I have very unscientifically just...That's nice! I have very unscientifically just checked the breathing, and started up again when the breathing has come down. <br />I will count the breathing next time, and see what result we'll have, should be interesting...HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-42112274115298924542011-03-18T09:02:44.534-06:002011-03-18T09:02:44.534-06:00Nice post! Good info for sure about the heart rat...Nice post! Good info for sure about the heart rate - yeah, coming out of winter, I am a puny, sorry, weakling...Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-76666461407752371822011-03-18T07:49:00.955-06:002011-03-18T07:49:00.955-06:00Excellent timely post! I may be "inheriting&q...Excellent timely post! I may be "inheriting" my mom's 16yo Arabian in a few months (she never rides anymore and I want a horse). He's been sitting in a pasture basically for the last 10 years and I've been worrying about how to get him back in shape. Having some set numbers for breathing/pulse will definitely help make sure I don't push him too far, too fast.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057186397417422600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-32115365871341466132011-03-18T01:05:13.495-06:002011-03-18T01:05:13.495-06:00The farthest north NATRC sanctioned CTR is in Fair...The farthest north NATRC sanctioned CTR is in Fairbanks, Alaska in July. I have a horse you can ride if you want. Unless Tammy at horsetrailriders beats you to her.AKPonyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969589711581884433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-42477426735992551882011-03-17T21:32:39.977-06:002011-03-17T21:32:39.977-06:00Sounds like a sound plan! Good luck and we'll ...Sounds like a sound plan! Good luck and we'll all be watching how it goes!Vaquerogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367676563270560606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-10092723810808436572011-03-17T19:37:25.461-06:002011-03-17T19:37:25.461-06:00This is killing me Mugs!! I want to go cut again!...This is killing me Mugs!! I want to go cut again!! I can't though because my horse has a stifle injury. He was given to me, so I can't do much about it. The vet says I can trail ride, but not cut, too much for his stifle that is full of arthritis and spurs. I have been trail riding him, and for the most part he is awesome! Never had issues with him until today...I went with 2 other ladies and one of the horses did nothing but trot and lope sideways and that got my horse wound up. He started jigging...and have NEVER had this issue with him before!! It was really frustrating and when I went to lope with the others, he just wanted to run full speed ahead and when I tried to pull him up, it was like pulling on a brick wall. All he did was gape his mouth and run through the bridle. He is very responsive at the walk and trot, but not the lope....what can I do get more control at the lope?Slippinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-1686925332873792572011-03-17T16:28:04.150-06:002011-03-17T16:28:04.150-06:00Great and timely post Mugs! I too have a couple of...Great and timely post Mugs! I too have a couple of equines that have been enjoying a lazy and hay filled winter in the northern climes. So I really appreciated this lesson on how to properly identify heart rate and respiratory rates. I will help a lot when I'm bringing my horses back into condition. One question though: if a gelding looks like he is expecting the miraculous birth of his first child (yes he is the photo child for easy keeper gone haywire!!) does that affect his getting into condition, other than it will take longer!! :D<br />Thanks for another useful topic! LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com