disciplines and offers the following benefits: Promotes targeted cross-training for maximum
fitness, encouraging riders to focus on the cardiovascu- lar development for cross-country as well as the strength training necessary for success in the dressage arena. Hylofit zones use heart rate to catalog the cardiovascular impact of each ride and promote workout variation. Allows tracking of the impact or results of different
conditioning approaches. Includes an in-ride alert system to monitor the level of intensity for any given workout. A heart monitor for the rider. The importance of
rider fitness is well known to the top athletes in the sport, and now more and more amateurs are coming to real- ize how important their own fitness is to their success in competition and to the partnership they have with their horse. Using Hylofit, a rider can track their performance in the saddle and understand the impact of the training sessions on their own fitness. In addition, the rider data will sync seamlessly to Apple Health so it is part of their complete health profile. Hylofit is the only product in the equestrian space to
capture data from both horse and rider. Hylofit has a three month warranty for the hardware. The app offers a 30-day free trial and can be cancelled
Are These Devices Allowed in Competition?
As of this writing, there is no specific USEF rule prohib- iting the use of these equine performance monitors while competing. Since these performance devices are still fairly new, the companies claim some riders have voluntarily obtained permission from a show’s techni- cal delegate explaining it’s not enhancing the perfor- mance of the horse or rider. In fact, at the Carolina Inter- national CCI at the end of March, eight horse/rider pairs competed with Hylofit in all three phases of the compe- tition and real-time heart rate data of both horse and rider was streamed over the live feed for all spectators to see. Seaver also reported some of its users rode at horse trials in California with no problems. There is a rule stipulating no electronic communi-
cations devices are allowed, such as ear phones and the popular coaching communications devices, when in the competition arena. However, during schooling and warmup at a show, these devices are permitted. It remains to be seen whether the U.S. governing orga- nizations will eventually step in and issue a ruling to either ban or allow equine performance monitors’ use in USEF-sanctioned competition.
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at any point through the Apple store or Google Play. Hylofit is currently sold online at www.
hylofit.com. In addition, Riding Warehouse and KAVAL both carry Hylofit. The company plans to add more retail part- ners by the end of 2019. Well-known
Doug Payne, riding Vandiver, a Trakhner gelding by Windfall, uses the Hylofit system.
equestrians are using the Hylofit including Laura Graves, Boyd Martin, Rodrigo Pessoa and Linda and Pat Parelli. Five-star eventer Doug Payne from South Carolina says, “Hylofit’s combination of heart rate and speed data is an incredible asset to our training program and competitive success.”
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