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Fat and weak is one thing. But Heavy and Strong is
another thing entirely. My R&T Mentor Lani Newcomb makes fun of
herself as she kicked my skinny butt. Weight is like everything else in
Life...its Relative. I meant NO Offense when i used that word. But
Lani, has taught me Humor and i Love Her and i Respect Her for the
accomplishments she has made in the Sport utilizing her genetic weakness to make
it a strength and constantly finding it all FUN. So, if you are 110lbs or 310
lbs. Get in shape and help your horse. tom sites
I will agree with Tom that both the horse and rider should be in shape.
But looks alone cannot tell you the condition of the person. To look at me you
would think I work out alot. Not true, tho' I used to. I remember one time
when I was first training on bicycles and was riding up a very steep road
called "the bluffs". I was about to call it quits, just too hard
going, when a lady passed me like I was sitting still. She had to have
been every bit of 50 pounds overweight, but she pedaled up that hill like it
was a flat road! That was when I realized that looks can be very deceiving.
Now I encourage people that may be over weight to do what they can, as any
workout will get you in shape. You may not be thin and trim, but that doesn't
mean you aren't in shape. As long as the rider is being careful with their
horse, there isn't any reason a heavy ride can't do this sport. Even a heavy
rider has to have balance and ability, or else their horses back will show
that they don't. And balance comes with muscle control. (Just my 2 cents
worth)
Lori B.
----- Original Message -----
From:
goearth
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:49
AM
To: Ridecamp
Subject: [RC] Sorbathane and Human
Conditioning
Finally, i see some topics being discussed on
RC that i find pertinant and enlightening and not just one line
dribbles. Years ago on TV, i saw this show on Sorbathane. It was
a product that absorbed concussion and my mind went to pads for the horse to
alleviate stress immediately. They showed a persons hand being smashed
with a hammer and put the Sorbathane between the hand and hammer and the
person was not hurt. Lo and behold someone came up with the idea for
horse pads so i tried it but it didn't work because it disintergrated from
wear. Now after a decade or more there has to be advancement on this
subject because from my perspective it was a great idea. My
question? Does this product exist now in an advanced state of
molecular cohesion? Because to me it makes sense to use something of
this type especially the way the trails of today are being planned to flat
sprint and courses like the OD. In regards to Human Conditioning i
said it all along that the second half of the Team (Human) is not as Well
Trained as the Equine and this is a Lazy Persons Sport. The BEST
Athelete i know in this Sport is Jean Licthenberger/Heishman my ex R&T
Partner. She trains and is to me the epitamy of conditioning and if
she had a horse half as good as she they would be AWSOME. I see fat
people racing horses they have no right to put the horse thru, but this is
America and they should be able to do it, Heh? Sport to me should be
how Nations settle Conflict and fight War because the young are always the
one to die for the old men. Well this Sport Endurance is one of the
few that the participants themselves DO NOT TRAIN. We sit back and
expect the Horse to do it all. So from my perspective, if one is
really serious, then they should seriously train themselves also. Get
off your butts and walk or better yet RUN......... tom
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