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Well I hope this post isn't getting too long...but I for one being 5'2" have appreciated being appropriately mounted on a 14.2 hh Arab...he is quick though...I can't tell you how quickly I have been dumped on one of his exuberant days.

As a dressage rider I have had to work to not fall prey to the bigger is better mentality.

My horse is off right now and I have begun my search for a back up...Probably will get another small guy...I just feel more comfortable...it is really more about how you get along with the animal and how they move...small guys can be big movers.../Lucinda

"Curtis, Laura (LauraCurtis)" <LauraCurtis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Another thought I've had is the smaller horses can be QUICKER. Seems
> like a bigger horse can be easier to stick with through horsey antics! 
>
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> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Truman Prevatt
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 7:10 AM
> To: Kathie Ford
> Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC] horse sizes....etc
>
> Kathie Ford wrote:
> > Well I can chime in on this one as I have both tall and smaller arabs.
>
> > Frankly I don't see what all the hoopla is, or difference either. 
> > They are both horses, beautiful and athletic, with lots of heart and 
> > very loyal.
> >
> It is more a matter of personal preference and compatibility between
> horse and rider than anything else. Myself on short horses I always seem
> to be behind the motion. It is not good for either me or the horse. On a
> taller horse, we are together and we work together well. It has to do
> with length of levers in my legs - vs. the stride frequency and length
> of the horse. I can't tell an inch or two difference in stride
>  length
> watching a horse - but I sure can tell an inch or two difference riding
> a horse. For a short ride it doesn't matter much since I can work a
> little harder to deep in rhythm with the horse, but on a long ride I am
> much more tired on a short horse than a taller horse from working to
> keep up. The short horse in not operating near my "resonant frequency" a
> taller horse is - pretty simple and why I, all other things being equal,
> prefer a horse in the 15-1 to 15-3 hand range.
>
> Different strokes - that's what makes the world go round.
>
> Truman
> -- 
>
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> Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to
> what happens. Not by what life brings us, but the attitude we bring to
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