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A horse’s RESTING heart rate can be determined by making a reference level over five consecutive days, and taking the average of the five measurements. When doing this, it is important the horse is in a healthy state, free of injury and has had complete rest or very light work for two days prior to the first reading.
A horse’s MAXIMUM heart rate can be determined by measuring it during a strenuous exercise session. Three examples are: An all-out test over 1000-1600 meters, a continuous progressive galloping test and a hill test.
These two ends of the spectrum show us the end guidelines for an aerobic training program. We now have numeric measurements that can tell us a horse is doing NO work and a horse is doing ALOT of work.
Knowing those two numbers, a graduated training intensity scale can be developed for the individual horse, that allows us to watch the heart rate and let us know if the horse is working anywhere from VERY EASY to VERY HARD and for how long during a training session.
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