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RE: [RC] does weight really matter? - Marlene MossKaren, Well, that definitely makes some logical sense, but the horse (or person) carrying more may develop stronger bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles that keep them in better shape overall. I most definitely don't have a clue where that dividing line could be - making the horse stronger vs beginning to break them down. But if that is the case then maybe we'd have to factor in how long that horse has been ridden by a certain weight and that would really complicate things! I think we have to keep the focus on the individual circumstance. I definitely don't have enough experience in this sport to make specific claims, but this has definitely been an interesting discussion and I know that my 2 person and roughly 6 horse study has shown that genetics and conditioning have played a bigger role than rider weight. Marlene Marlene Moss www.KineticEquineAnalysis.com www.mphr.org (Mustang Performance Horse Registry) 719-351-5037 (cell) 719-748-9073 (home) -----Original Message----- From: Karen Clanin [mailto:kclanin@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:52 AM To: Marlene Moss; Ridecamp Subject: RE: [RC] does weight really matter? marlene, the one think i believe that might be overlooked here is that 2 horses of equal size and equal conformation may down the road show the effects of one carrying more weight and by that i a mean how that horse carrying the more weight holds up physically in the long run. think about it, if you have 2 humans of equal size/body type carrying back packs (one lighter one heavier) for years who do you think is going to have arthritis etc first? for the moment, or a few years, you may be correct that "weight doesn't matter" but i think for the horse in the long run it will. karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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