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Re: [RC] rider weight - belinda romanuskiI have had horses most of my life. However there was a period of close to 7 years that due to family issues I was horseless. I gained quite a few pounds. My weight soared to 230. I did not own a horse until I lost 50 pounds. My main trail horse is a 24 year old standardbred that I have owned for 4 years. His average weight is 900#. When you add up my weight, saddle, and other items I take along like treats for the horse, my lunch, a raincoat, etc. it is still over the 20%. He moves along just fine. I think his early training on the track helped him to have strong bones and we purchased him from a riding stable where he was working 6 days a week for 7 hours a day. I will not allow any adult who does not know how to ride get on him. Yes 180# is 180#. But it is easier to carry a 50# child than a 50# bag of grain. A person who does not have a good seat is just dead weight. I still think it is an individual thing with a horse. I have managed to keep my weight where it is because I do not want my horses to carry much more, even though they probably could without any trouble. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: [RC] rider weight I was glad someone finally posted a message suggesting that some of these "tubbies" lose some weight. When I switched from a 15.2, 1100 Arab/Mustang to an 800 lb. 14.2 horse, I promised him that I would lose 10 lbs. and I did just that. He is happier, my heart is happier, I feel a lot better and I can again do a step class w/o killing my knees! When I am riding behind some of you and I see all that fat hanging over the saddle, it is a real eye opener and I feel really sorry for the horses. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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