[Fwd: RC: Re: Up Hill or Down]

[wsabg@t-online.de (Wolfgang Schwingenheuer)]

David LeBlanc writes:

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> If it brings
> its hind legs in so that they contact the ground closer to the center of
> gravity than the fore legs do, then the hind legs will carry more of the
> weight.  If it puts its rear legs directly under its center of gravity, it
> can do neat dressage tricks, and takes all the load on the rear legs.

Sorry, but you are going away from the original question. All you are
saying in your post happens on level ground. If you are on a slope,
there are no neat dressage tricks, and not all the load is on the rear
legs. So please let's come back to the original question of a horse
going downhill.

Thanks,

Wolfgang + Ninja (more than 1000 miles, most of them in the mountains)
Germany



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