Re: Up Hill or Down

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

If the horse's back remains level, the center of gravity will not change.
But bringing the hind legs forward changes the relative load on the fore and
hinds in favor of the hinds. Don't confuse these two. David worked out the
math. But it was not a change in CG, but a change in support location (the
assumption in that math was that the back remained level relative to
gravity - lower in relation to the slope). If the horse does not lower his
back (with respect to the slope) then the horse tilts forward with respect
to gravity and the CG will shift forward.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tivers@aol.com>
>
> Pard, standing on the flat the horse bears 60% of its weight on the
forelegs.
> You're telling me that going down hill at a trot is going to move the
center
> of gravity rearward far enough that the hindlegs take the burden? [snip]



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