Reply With Quotewhere do you plug it in
ChatterBox
Yes a horse!!!! Not a landrover
My other half wants to get into endurance riding on her horse and as it is very strictly timed you need a gps to make sure the distances are timed properly
So ladies and gentlemen any thoughts?
Blythe
ForumSage
where do you plug it in
TopicToaster
What about one of those Garmin watch GPS units?
Swaggie
garmin make some great gps gear, either a watch or bike computer.....Originally Posted by Utemad
my bike computer has at least 10hr battery life, watch would only be three...
the watches have virtual partner where you can set the average i.e. min/per kilometre and at a glance you can see if you are in front or behind the computer....
Android mobile phones! I run explorer on my Samsung galaxy but any smart phone/ iphone has gps apps avail... some free. I'm sure you will find what your looking for.
Master
many of the smartphones would do the trick, use 'sportstracker', I use it for walking but It should dothe same trick on horseback. Mines a nokia n97 mini.
gees however did endurance riders compete before gps lol
I wonder if one of the heart rate monitors the sports tracker website sell could be modified to read the horses heart rate...
Sports Tracker
ChatterBox
SupporterMy wife has an app on her iphone which is called endomomdo. she uses it for measuring her walks, but it will also measure and map by gps many other sporting persuits including horse riding.
Endomondo | Community based on free GPS tracking of sports
Don.
ChatterBox
Old fashioned stethoscope on the horse but i like ya thinking
Wizard
depends on the length of the ride... personally I'd rather keep my phone fully charged in case of emergency!
second consideration - does she want mapping capability as well? if not, the cheapest garmin gps watches will do the job, but if she does, then a phone would be best I reckon....
third consideration is having the ability to mount it where you can view the data (or not) important? this might eliminate a number of the bike specific models.
background: I've used a garmin 310xt (watch style) for my ironman training and racing for years now. It does the job you would want (and much more) but costs circa $350...
Wizard
DC Rainmaker
ok so this fella is more into his sports electronics than anyone should be, but his reviews and comparisons are sound... fromt eh most basic, to items yet to hit the market, he has all the GPS options covered and compared that your missus might consider...
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