This message is from: Storme Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue Harrison wrote: > > This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Values near 75 are great, below 75 even better. Values from 75-80 are > >acceptable. Values over 80 indicate weaker legs and a need to train > >carefully, especially downhill. Values over 85 suggest you need a horse > >with more substance-----(or a need to lose some substance!) > > *Grin* well if that is the case the Arab and I are home free. For years > I have looked at the body weight of the horse and not paid any attention to > the size of the cannon bone....thinking that the bigger and heavier the > horse, the more weight he could carry. I measured my Arabs cannon bone...it > measures 7 1/2 inches. Sundance, (solid App.) has a cannon bone 8 inches. > There would be a difference of 300 pounds in their weight. So that must > mean that she can carry more rider weight that he can? Can this be correct?
Well actually...no. You need to do the whole formula...with the entire weight of rider, horse and tack combined, and do the formula with the cannon bone measurement. 7 1/2 inches is a smaller cannon bone, but it depends on the other factors as well. Storme
