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Bennett, M. David (mdbennett@tva.gov)
Mon, 27 Jan 1997 16:50:34 -0500
Truman wrote:
>>Interesting subject. Several years ago at the Biltmore the U of GA team
was doing studies on endurance horses. One thing they did was to
monintor
weight loss. When I weighed my 16-2 horse she was 985 pounds - less
than I
thought. I asked the GA crew later what the average weight of the
average
endurance horse they were seeing. The feed back was for a 14-2 to 15
hand
Arab the weight was running 750 to 850. They also said that that was
about
150 pounds less than the riders though the weight of their horses. So I
think we tend to over estimate the weight of our horses.
>>
My horse was one of those that started out at a lower weight than I
thought he was carrying - 14'3", radiator-type Arab weighing 786,
sopping wet, pre-ride. At the end of the 50-miler he weighed 723. At
the BC exam the vet remarked on how great he looked trotting out and
that we should be doing 100's. I was shocked that he had lost 63
pounds. But, he did not appear especially dehydrated and had a
wonderful attitude. I would not have known that he lost so much except
for putting him on the scales...
Dave Bennett
Ben Amil (Who's a lightweight???)
Chickamauga, Georgia