Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Mad Science

> From my experience, I believe that for my 180 pounds with tack a horse
> in the 14.1 -- 14.3 height range weighing about 800 -- 850 pounds is
> about ideal for most endurance rides.  YMMV.

Interestingly, the research data would agree with you.  The rider weight
ratio of 21% wasn't any more or less likely to finish Tevis as higher or
lower RWRs, but horses carrying a total mass of around a thousand pounds had
a very low incidence of lameness pulls.  What was also interesting is that
even though the weight of horses measured ranged between 750 pounds and 1250
lbs, cannon bone measurements varied relatively little.  The average
circumference was around 7.5 inches, with only about a quarter inch standard
deviation, a pretty narrow range.

Susan G



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