Steph
(who's about to get another small gray - thanks Lari!)
>>>>> "Tina" == Tina Hicks <hickst@puzzler.nichols.com> writes:
> We all know that rider's weight can have significant effects on
> an endurance horse (well, any horse, but since this is the
> endurance list <g>), but what about when rider height as an
> issue (where weight is not a concern)???
> I am almost 6' tall with very long legs and I am muct too long,
> aesthetically speaking, for whatever I ride for endurance. I was
> accustomed to riding much larger horses for showing however, for
> endurance I am on Arabs that are lucky to be 15H (I know they
> come larger :-> that is just the size I happen to be riding.) I
> know that looks are not an issue for endurance riding but I'm
> wondering what, if any, concerns there are about tall riders on
> pretty small horses?
> For me, I find that I get a little forward as I ride smaller
> horses even tho I have a good, strong leg.
> I wonder what this does to the horse's balance/fatigue level?
> Especially over really varied terrain.
> Tina (who can help her horse by using her own legs so the horse
> can rest two of his :->) Tony (I'm lame - I could use one of her
> legs right now) hickst@nichols.com