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Re: [RC] does weight really matter? - rides2far@xxxxxxxxHere?s how I look at it. My husband and I condition together and compete together. He weighs 80 pounds more than I do. His horse is conditioned to carry his weight Now unless we suddenly switched horses, I don?t think either of us has an advantage. I don?t notice his horse more tired after a ride than mine. Maybe Susan G could do another weight study (or maybe sufficient data >>>>is already available?) There *was* a study done in Australia. What they found was that when horses became accustomed to carrying a heavier weight the pulses eventually evened out and the horses carrying more weight had around the same pulses as the ones carrying lighter riders. The only advantage they found was when the horse trained with a HW and then switched to a LW for competition. Then the pulse ran lower. So...can you get your husband to train your horse for you? Angie ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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