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Horse Heart Rate Monitor for Riding

Monitor Your Horse’s Heart Rate While Riding

Monitoring your horse’s heart rate while riding can help you understand how hard they are working, how they respond to different levels of exercise and how quickly they recover.

The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor, used with the HORSEPAL Training Belt and Extension, allows you to monitor your horse’s live heart rate during exercise. The monitor is positioned in front of the saddle, keeping the built-in display within the rider’s view.

You can also view live heart rate on your smartphone through the HORSEPAL app. When used with the HORSEPAL English Saddle Phone Holder, your phone can be positioned securely in front of you while riding.

This gives riders a choice of viewing live heart rate directly on the HORSEPAL display or on their smartphone.

Why Monitor Your Horse’s Heart Rate During Training?

Heart rate gives you an objective way of seeing how your horse is responding to exercise.

Two training sessions may feel similar to the rider while placing very different demands on the horse. Monitoring heart rate can help you see how your horse responds to changes in pace, terrain, duration and intensity.

Over time, you can begin to understand what is normal for your individual horse and observe how their heart rate and recovery change as their fitness develops.

See Live Heart Rate While You Ride

For live heart rate information to be useful during training, the rider needs a practical way to see it.

The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor has its own built-in digital display. The HORSEPAL Training Belt is worn around the horse and the Extension positions the monitor in front of the saddle where it can be seen by the rider.

This means you can check your horse’s live heart rate while riding without needing to purchase or wear a smartwatch.

If you prefer a larger display, you can connect the Heart Rate Monitor to the HORSEPAL app via Bluetooth and view the live heart rate on your smartphone using the HORSEPAL English Saddle Phone Holder.

How Does the HORSEPAL Training Belt Work?

The HORSEPAL Training Belt is designed to maintain electrode contact with the horse while exercising.

Before riding, the contact area should be wet to help the electrodes detect the horse’s heart rate. Contact gel can also be used where necessary.

The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor connects to the Training Belt, while the Extension brings the monitor forward so its display can be positioned within the rider’s view.

Once a consistent heart rate is detected, the horse’s live BPM is shown on the HRM display and can also be transmitted to the HORSEPAL app via Bluetooth.

What Can Heart Rate Tell You About Your Horse’s Training?

Monitoring heart rate can help you build a clearer picture of how your horse responds to exercise.

You can use it to observe heart rate during different activities such as walking, trotting, cantering, hill work or more intensive training. You can also monitor how quickly the horse’s heart rate decreases when the workload is reduced or exercise stops.

Rather than relying on a single reading, regularly recording training sessions can help you establish patterns for your individual horse.

Know what’s normal. Spot when something changes.

Heart Rate Recovery After Exercise

Recovery is an important part of heart rate monitoring.

After exercise stops or the intensity is reduced, the horse’s heart rate should begin to decrease. How quickly this happens can vary depending on factors including the intensity and duration of exercise, the horse’s fitness and environmental conditions.

By monitoring your horse regularly, you can learn what their typical recovery looks like and compare similar training sessions over time.

Record Your Training in the HORSEPAL App

The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor connects to the HORSEPAL app via Bluetooth, allowing you to record your horse’s heart rate during training.

Keeping a history of training sessions means you can look back at previous rides rather than relying only on what you saw during the session.

This can help you build a better understanding of your horse’s individual fitness and training patterns over time.

HORSEPAL Training Belt and Heart Rate Monitor Price

The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor costs €120.

The HORSEPAL Training Belt with Extension costs €99.

Together, the HRM and Training Belt provide a complete setup for monitoring your horse’s live heart rate while riding, with the option of viewing the reading directly on the HRM display or through the HORSEPAL app on your smartphone.

The HORSEPAL English Saddle Phone Holder can also be added for riders who want their smartphone positioned securely in front of them during training.

Can I Use the HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor from the Ground?

Yes. The same HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor used with the Training Belt can also be attached to the HORSEPAL Electrode Handle.

This allows you to use the HRM for quick resting or recovery heart rate checks from the ground without putting the Training Belt on your horse.

It means you do not need separate heart rate monitors for ridden training and everyday health checks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I see my horse’s heart rate while riding?

Yes. With the HORSEPAL Training Belt and Extension, the Heart Rate Monitor can be positioned in front of the saddle so you can see the live BPM directly on its built-in display. You can also view live heart rate through the HORSEPAL app on your smartphone.

Do I need a smartwatch?

No. The HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor has its own digital display, so a smartwatch is not required. You can also use your smartphone and the HORSEPAL English Saddle Phone Holder if you prefer to view your live heart rate through the app.

Does the HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor connect to a phone?

Yes. The Heart Rate Monitor connects to the HORSEPAL app via Bluetooth, allowing live heart rate and training information to be viewed and recorded.

Can I use the same monitor when I’m not riding?

Yes. Remove the Heart Rate Monitor from the Training Belt and attach it to the HORSEPAL Electrode Handle for heart rate checks from the ground.

Understand Your Horse’s Training

Heart rate monitoring gives you another way to understand how your horse responds to exercise.

With the HORSEPAL Heart Rate Monitor, Training Belt and Extension, you can see live heart rate while riding, record your training in the HORSEPAL app and use the same HRM for health checks from the ground.

Know what’s normal. Spot when something changes.