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Re: [RC] The Physics of Weight - Eric Rueter....Double the mass he has to carry - he has to to twice as much work and expend twice as much energy.... Truman But you are not "doubling the mass" that the horse is "carrying". The mass of the horse actually stays the same and you are only incrementally increasing the mass of the rider so the horse will only have to work maybe a very small percentage harder, but not twice as hard. (1000 lb horse 150- lb rider vs. 1000 lb horse 250 lb rider is a 8% difference in mass?) Eric Rueter Rueter Consulting, Inc. Eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 865.988.4134(W) 865.599.3594(C) 865.986.5966(H) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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