Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Multi-day Horses

--- Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It is not
> HEIGHT that determines how much bone is needed, it
> is WEIGHT.  The thumb
> rule is 8" for a 1000 lb. horse.  And although the
> relationship isn't
> perfectly linear, one can figure that a 1200 lb
> horse had better have well
> over 9" while an 800 lb horse has oddles at 7".

Although this formula isn't linear, I still did a
little calculating.  A horse needs one inch of bone
for every 125 pounds.  So, an 800# horse needs at
least a 6.4 inch cannon bone and a 1200# horse needs
at least a 9.6 inch cannon.

Is my logic correct?

=====
Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink, LIW, RRHA, RHS
Semper Obliquo (Always aside)  

Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.

"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, 
and win the race!"         - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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