Re: RC: Re:overweight an issue? - Weight vs. lean mass

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/25/00 11:55:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
twoodcock@lendleaserei.com writes:

<< Didn't I see a study from Susan G on the 1996 Tevis that said rider 
weight/rider
 weight to horse ratio had no impact in endurance?  I can't get to the 
internet
 right now, or I would look it up, but I'm fairly sure I saw this.
 
 Tamara >>


Well, here's another field study: Given a 150 lb rider/equipment weight 
smaller horses had higher heartrates than larger horses with a rider. This in 
contrast  to non-ridden treadmill work at similar speeds, where the smaller 
horses tended to do better. This suggests that, as a percentage of body 
weight of the horse, rider weight can impact stress loads significantly. The 
smaller the horse and the heavier the rider, the more the negative impact.

ti