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Horseback riding

zone
over 1 year ago

Dear Garmin,

Please add Horseback riding activity to the FR965 (and perhaps other Forerunner series watches). I don't think that equestrian sports are that niche. I know that Fenix and Epix already have equestrian sports installed, but in my opinion the Forerunner (965 at least) series watches are way better for horseback riding due to their lighter weight and smaller size.

Thank you in advance :)

Tip to all equestrians: I'm using a workaround, find an Activity that provides the best watchface for you, personaly I find (gravel)bike riding one quite good, record your activity and then in Connect app change its type to the Horseback riding.

  • 0 11 months ago in reply to Stanislav.Bures

    In reply to Stanislav.Bures as well as 2681070 and 4228799.

    I've tested your app in a few different scenarios, and once again, thank you! it looks very promising :)

    For general use (pressing start -> riding without using your watch -> saving progress), it works great, 10/10.

    But at least for me, this app does not solve all the problems, and using "the workaround method" mentioned above, gives me better results.

    To start with, your app almost always crashes when opening its settings (three dots icon on the "Up" button, on the home screen with a horse image).

    I don't know how hard it is to implement customizable screens (pages), like on default Garmin Activities, but it would be great since none of the screens provide all the information I would like to see (at once). Another thing I've missed are the maps, but that goes back to customizable screens (pages). Also, I've tried connecting my watch to a Polar Equine H10 HR monitor; it does work and tracks horse's HR, but unfortunately then it doesn't record my HR and the Connect app interprets horse's HR as my own. On the bright side, your app isn't heavy on the battery and drains it only when using the app, about 7%/h.

    If you need any further feedback regarding your app development, feel free to ask :)

  • 0 11 months ago in reply to zone

    If you want to track both your and the horse's HR use my data field: ANT+ HRM : https://apps.garmin.com/apps/7c83d402-4b68-4f0a-b167-7139788a19b3 If you need anything you can ask in this forum: forums.garmin.com/.../ant-hrm-heart-rate-monitor-data-field

  • 0 11 months ago in reply to flocsy🤠

    Thank you for your feedback! I'll try it out!