arab. We have not actually raced him yet, but I ride about four days a =
week, and up to 100 miles a week. I find that he has slighly more =
difficulty doing certain activities with my father (5'10 and 160 pounds) =
such as cantering SLOWLY up grades without loosing his momentum, =
WALKING up very steep hills (I think my father pulls him backward) and =
trotting SLOWLY down slight hills. I'm not sure yet if my horse has =
difficulty, or if my father just isn't glamerous about his body language. =
Both of our weights are fine for him, and most horse's are the smae =
way. My father also rides our shetland and welsh/arab ponies up to 20 =
miles. I recently had a 200 pound rider hop on him for a short ride, and =
he flipped out! I believe that many of our horse's can carry more weight =
than they do. Remember=8A you can change your riding position to make =
yourself lighter on your horse's back. I think that size shouldn't be too =
large a factor, as long as you prepare properly for races.
okay, flame me=8A maybe Lari will also say something on this subject.
--Fuchsia