Re: Re: Up Hill or Down

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

What bloody difference does it make if the horse's back is level or not?

The point is (for me) how can I ride my horse down hills, during long
distance rides, without taking all night, and keeping him healthy (?)

If you stopped to think about physics every time you moved forward, you
wouldn't even be able to put one foot in front of the other and walk.  I
mean, think about the dyanics involved in every step you take.

It warmed up here today - 39 degrees!  WHOOOOHOOO!  But, I had to stay in
the office.  Hope the warmer weather  holds until the weekend.  I need to
ride!   A little less talk, and a lot more action.

Cel

> << If the horse's back remains level, the center of gravity will not
change. 

respect
>  to gravity and the CG will shift forward.>
> 
> Well, you're on to the next question already. We still don't have a 
> definitive statement from the horseman-observer that a horse standing on
a 
> sloping plane, nose down, receives more weight on the forelegs--before
any 
> contortions take place. Once that is established, simply, without any 
> formularific obfucation, then we can proceed to the second assertion,
that 
> the horse is capable of countering the effects of gravity by crouching
lower 
> behind, as, it is said, by moving his rear legs forward--that is moving
mass 
> forward, underneath his body. 

> All I need is a picture of this being done and I'll concede the entire
point. 
>  
 
> ti
> 
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