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

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/25/00 3:50:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
rides2far@juno.com writes:

<< Does anybody else remember a study, done in Australia I think, where they
 put a light rider on one horse and a heavyweight on the other.  In the
 beginning the horse with the heavy rider ran higher heart rates, but
 after training with that rider for awhile they evened back up.  They
 found the only way to get an advantage was to train with a heavyweight,
 then have a lightweight ride in competition.  So...adaptation comes into
 play.  I'm sure if one rider is 100 lb. and the other 220 it didn't work
 quite so evenly, but the difference between 150 and 175 might even out
 with training.
 
 Angie >>


That's logical--and I'll bet that a horse training under those condiitons 
might adapt, in part, with heavier musculature.

ti