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Re: [RC] Tall riders on short horses - Zephyr ArabiansMy husband is a once-a-year type rider. He really prefers his horsepower in engines. But, about once per year I talk him into getting up on a horse. In an attempt to find a way to get him to enjoy riding, I've tried him on every one of my well-trained horses. He's 6' and over 200lbs. All my horses are Arabians, with the biggest being just a hair over 15.1 hands. He's been on both that size, and they didn't get along (one case the horse didn't like him riding her, the other he didn't like riding that horse). In desperation I put him up on my 14.1 hand mare (my endurance horse, but this was before she'd done 50s). They got along GREAT. He said it was like a horse with power steering: he'd just think what he wanted to do and she'd do it. And she had NO trouble carrying him, he even galloped on her. Since then he's also ridden that mare's 14.2 hand dam. She's green as grass, been a broodmare all her life. They also got along great. I've often thought about putting some more miles and training onto her (she's 21 this year) and seeing if he'd ride her more often. But, who am I kidding? (About the hubby, not the horse.) Anyway, I say if the horse is comfortable with the rider and the rider is comfortable on the horse, who cares how they look? Plenty of adults of all sizes and heights ride Iceys, for instance. And if the horse has substance, then they should be just fine. ~Nicole Zephyr Arabians http://www.zephyrarabians.com KattWmn Web Design http://www.kattwmn.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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