Ridecamp: Re: [RC] When A Horse Trips...

I guess I wonder how a 100 to 200 pound person that might be able to 
lift say 50 to 150 pounds max can pull up 600 pounds (60% of a 1000 
pound horse which is about what the front end weighs) out of the dirt 
using two thin pieces of leather or biothane which might have a tensile 
strength of 100 pounds each. .

Teaching a horse balance helps a great deal, as does riding with some 
contact paying attention to what is going on so the horse is in a better 
position to recover. But if you are quick enough to catch the horse and 
strong enough to pull him up there are some baseball teams that would 
probably like to have you try out:-).

I suspect the horse ether recovers or doesn't independent of what you do 
at the time. He probably recovers because of the training you have put 
into him. The average human reaction time is just not that quick.

Truman

Carolyn Burgess wrote:

> My new gelding at 11 has only been under saddle for a year.  He is 
> still trying to figure out how to balance himself and me.  He used to 
> stumble and fall down at a walk.  I have also pulled him off his chest 
> as he fell down.  My riding buddies can hardly believe that I can do 
> it, but if you saw it in action, you would know that the rider is the 
> reason that this horse is still on his feet.
>
> Carolyn Burgess




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