With the heat you have there, they may run higher...I don't know. From my understanding it's not necessaily what the counts are while they are working, it's how fast the rate comes down. I've been curious about what my horses rates are when they first get there, how much do they drop. If you don't agree with a reading you can ask for a recheck, but I've been told that with some horses the rate will go back up after awhile and if it's higher then the first reading your stuck with the second...I've never asked for a recheck. Rusty's counts were not good. He lost points everytime the one ride I took him. Now I know, his rates were high all the time, because of his particular condition. That's why he wouldn't make a good CTR horse, altho the vet said it wasn't a problem for him, it was just him.
Becky
It is hot. I don't go out to the stables til around 6. I usually take a walk on my breaks at work. Yesterday, I waited until 4 but still got all sweaty so that's out now.