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

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> Nothing wrong with thought, and I have no aversion to complexity. However,
> your initial statement, in the beginning of this discussion, was that your
> study showed that rider weight made no difference.

Please show me where I said that.


 In the above paragraph,
> you now introduce what appear to be two conflicting thoughts and
conclusions.
> What I read is that heavy weight is a disadvantage, except over this
> particular course???

Nope, never said that.  I granted that data was collected only over this
particular course, and I'm not so arrogant as to say that my results apply
across the board at every other 100-mile course on earth.  They might, they
might not, which is why we continue to collect data under different
conditions.

What I said is that I don't argue that more weight means more energy
expenditure.  But it didn't affect overall results, as long as the horse was
in good body condition.  A heavyweight rider was just as likely to complete,
finish high, whatever.  I also said if the horse is excessively thin, AND is
carrying a high RWR, then they burned out faster.  Also that high combined
rider weight plus body weight contributed to lameness, a biomechanical
disadvantage.  That's more complex than simply rider weight as a parameter.


> I will be happy to think about weight differently, as soon as I see better
> thinking.

Maybe I'm just way ahead of you on this one, fella.  Keep thinking and
you'll see how beautifully it all makes sense, right down to the cellular
level.

Susan G