--- title: "Using the \"heart rate in percentage\" parameters to analyse recovery with Equimetre" description: There are many ways to look at the recovery parameters, though looking at the HR in % gives the ability to be comparing horses using the same baseline (over a 100). --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/using-the-percentage#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Need help? +33 7 81 72 74 64](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![logo-menu.png\]](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-menu.png?width=120&height=107&name=logo-menu.png)](https://training.arioneo.com/en/arioneo-home/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Need help? +33 7 81 72 74 64](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/kb-tickets/new) - [Access your EQUIMETRE platform](https://www.equimetre.com/login) [Access your EQUIMETRE platform](https://www.equimetre.com/login) Hello, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [KNOWLEDGE BASE EQUIMETRE](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [GOING FURTHER IN THE ANALYSIS](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/going-further-in-the-analysis?hsLang=en) # Using the "heart rate in percentage" parameters to analyse recovery with Equimetre ## There are many ways to look at the recovery parameters, though looking at the HR in % gives the ability to be comparing horses using the same baseline (over a 100). Focusing on the fastest exercises with 600 m covered in less than 42s (51 km/h) the individual HR Max of each horse is calculated automatically by Equimetre. This HR Max can vary between **204 and 241 BPM** (Evans, 2007) However, if we compare two horses with different heart rates, such as a horse that can go up to 240 bpm and a horse at 210 bpm, it is agreed that the horse with a higher maximum heart rate will have a higher recovery heart rate. These same thresholds can therefore be given by calculating the recoveries after exercise and at 15 min as a fraction of the maximum heart rate and therefore use percentages to assess the *quality of recovery in a personalizedway for each horse.* - **Recovery after effort** ![](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-20-2022-01-24-59-20-PM.png?width=318&name=image-png-Jul-20-2022-01-24-59-20-PM.png) - **Recovery at 15 minutes** *![](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-20-2022-01-25-07-52-PM.png?width=343&name=image-png-Jul-20-2022-01-25-07-52-PM.png)* - [USE OF THE SENSOR](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/use-of-the-sensor?hsLang=en) - [THE EQUIMETRE APP](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/the-equimetre-app?hsLang=en) - [FIRST STEPS WITH EQUIMETRE](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/first-steps-with-equimetre?hsLang=en) - [THE EQUIMETRE PLATFORM](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/the-equimetre-platform?hsLang=en) - [FIRST STEPS IN THE ANALYSIS](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/first-steps-in-the-analysis?hsLang=en) - [GOING FURTHER IN THE ANALYSIS](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/going-further-in-the-analysis?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Dashboard Vet - ECG analysis platform](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/going-further-in-the-analysis?hsLang=en#dashboard-vet-ecg-analysis-platform) - [TECHNICAL SUPPORT](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/en/technical-support?hsLang=en) [![Chill listening crop-3](https://knowledgebase.equimetre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo_ARIONEO_sans%20signature_N.png?width=30&height=24&name=Logo_ARIONEO_sans%20signature_N.png "Chill listening crop-3")](http://horselab.com) KNOWLEDGE BASE EQUIMETRE Copyright © 2026, ARIONEO