15 pounds sounds a little high, but it is not uncommon for a catcher in
a baseball day game in the Aug to lose that much. That's why catchers
seldom play both ends of a double hitter. That being said it's really
the percentage of the body weight that is the issue - not total weight.
I suspect it would not be uncommon for a 325 pound NFL offensive
lineman to lose 25 pounds during the training camps in August in FL.
But if someone as petite as you or Angie lost 25 pounds in a day, you'd
be dead.
Truman
oddfarm wrote:
Angie, I ride with the Toklot
woolback and when it is dry, it feels light. When it is sweat soaked
through, it is pretty heavy and when it is completely wet, (like when I
rinse it off) I can hardly lift it. I'll have John take it to the
junkyard and weigh it on certified scales and let you know.
I am having a hard time believing
weight loses of 15 pounds on a ride. Of course, it is easier for men to
lose weight than women but even after a 10 mile run, in the summer, in
Florida, I doubt I have ever lost that much weight. Except when I take
my soaking wet clothes off. Maybe because all my weight is fat
:)Everybody is different, but that is a lot of weight to lose at one
time even if it is water weight.
The only time I lost any
water weight that quickly was when I was in the hospital and they gave
me Lasix. (sp?) Even then, it wasn't gallons at a time, (they measure
every bit) just ounces over the course of 5 days.
The rule on weight in the rule book
says body weight and tack. I take that to mean your clothed body,
boots, helmet, bridle, saddle and pad. Not including your body, the
rest of the stuff is listed under tack in any catalog. Either rider
tack or horse tack. Evidently, since your weight can fluctuate by how
much liquid you carry and how much you pee, they put in the 4%
variance.
I, myself would rather not see
weight divisions. It is bad enough that my smaller horse groaned when I
mounted up. So then I had to get a bigger horse. To have to get on a
scale in public only to have the scale scream "GET OFF!" and people
around me saying "Oh my God! Her poor horse!" is more than I care to
listen to. Then I have to yell back, "My saddle weighs 50 pounds
people! Mind your own business!!!" ;}
I better go run. A long, long way.
Go ride your horses people! It's
Saturday!!
Lisa Salas, The Odd fARm
-- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for
lunch
Democracy is two
wolves and a
lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb
contesting
the vote!
--Benjamin Franklin
