Endurance statistics

["arikara appaloosas" <arikaras@iafrica.com>]

Hi all,
I have been following the discussion on rider weight.
Here in South Africa we have a data bank made up of every ride since 1974.
Included in this data bank is riders weight, horses resting pulse as well
as pulse and respiration at every VC. Each and every horses age, as well as
the riders age. Horses that were pulled and why. I believe this is the most
comprehensive data bank on endurance in the world. As at July 96 there were
over 20 000 entries. 
I personally dont have immediate access to this data bank but im sure for
some one wanting to do an in depth study it could be made available. 
To quote a paragraph from Dr Viljoen "figure 2 shows that there is a
definite negative between the two variables. This implies that generally
speaking, a horse that carries a lighter weight e.g. 73Kg has a much better
chance of winning a ride than one carrying a burden of say 120 Kg." 
More food for thought,
regards,
Rob & Kathy.
http://196.7.177.40/aht/