Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Mad Science

> Hmmmmm...........so we HW riders would be better off to go find a 500
> pound pony to ride:-)?
>
> Truman

Of course not (and of course I also know you're also just yanking my chain,
T), but there's a fair amount of field data to support a theory that a
smaller, well-built horse will be able to adequately carry the weight of
himself plus a HW rider with fewer problems, than a much bigger horse
carrying a lighter rider-weight-ratio but more total mass.  The higher the
total mass, the higher the likelihood of lameness. At least that was true at
Tevis, heat dissipation issues may change things back east.  Dunno.  I doubt
that particular factor will change much, if at all.

susan g



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