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[RC] Small horses and endurance - Lysane CreeI have also come to appreciate the benefits of a smaller horse when it comes to getting on and off on the trail when you have been riding a long time and are getting tired. They are that much closer to the ground! When I was just doing casual trail rides I used to admire big horses and thought that I just had to have a 16+ hand horse. Sure the taller horses can look "impressive", but once I started doing longer distances I found it wasn't so fun to struggle back into the saddle onto a 16 hand or more horse. And I am fairly tall at 5'7. I have ridden a couple of horses lately that are 14.2 - 14.3 (I used to think that 14.3 was small). It is not small at all. They felt just as big as any horse because they had spunk and energy. I am starting to believe more and more that size is all relative and has way more to do with the horse's personality. And from the experience of people on ridecamp it doesn't sound like size is a disadvantage for endurance. Lysane ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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