On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 06:36:44AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote: > I personally like some of the more moderately-framed Icelandics - I feel > like Melnir fits me (or maybe I fit him) better than about any horse (ok, > pony) that I've ever ridden. But, I'm petite-framed, 5'0" tall, size 5.5-6 > shoes, and a 6" wrist, even though I'm chubbier than I should be at 138 > pounds. But, for a large man to ride him? Not my pony! Even though Melnir > is fully mature now, I have been taking my time to condition him slowly to > carry MY weight. It's just the nice thing to do.
*grin* one funny thing about stjarni is he looks like a "perfect fit" to me for everybody from my 60# smallest student to my 6'2" husband. and of course he feels perfect to me, and i am rather tiny myself for an adult; 5'1, 110#, size 6 ariat terrains. then again he was 12 when i got him, so fully mature, and had been ridden by goodness knows who before that, so perhaps he is just used to a wide range of riders. --vicka
