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Re: [RC] small horse/ not so small rider - heidiI read in a John Lyon's magazine that anyone whose weight + the weight of tack was 200# or more should not ride older horses. Good grief! It is the older horses that have been RIDDEN who are the most capable of carrying the weight! If there should be a caution about age of horse in this equation, it should be aimed at YOUNGER horses who are not yet mature, and who could possibly sustain damage from being overloaded. Than I also heard that a horse should not carry more than 20% of their weight. A great many of us would not be riding if this were the case. Again, look at the Susan G study--the problematic area seems to be COMBINED horse-rider weight, with in increase in soundness issues if that COMBINED weight goes over 1200#. So the HW rider should realistically be looking for a very well-conformed horse that weighs about 950... Maybe there should be more attention to the ability of the riders to ride with a "light" seat, rather than the weight of the rider. I agree. And the successful HW riders do tend to be GOOD riders. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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