Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jeannie, I am so sorry about your doggie. I was lucky with my last one as he quietly did it himself. The next will not be so easy. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle -Original Message- From: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if she performs better then the fashionably slim gal, etc. > >Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, who is mourning my 16 year old dog who I had to >have put down yesterday. > > > >At 10:44 PM 7/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >>This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Thanks Lynda. I'm glad I'm not the only one offended by the remarks. > > >Jean Ernest >Fairbanks, Alaska >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/13/99 8:48:17 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I know that in the show ring often the overwieght rider won't get pinned even if she performs better then the fashionably slim gal, etc. >> There's a neat exception to this rule. A girl with some disabilities, bowed legs, overweight and when younger, prone to seizures, was so dedicated to the horses. Every weekend, there she was, helping get horses ready for lessons, helping out with the handicapped program, helping out when my horse colicked. She was with me till 2:00 a.m. She was also 16 at the time. She worked hard to get free lessons. The other girls, pampered, but sweet, had their parents pay for their lessons. The other girls are slim, pretty and rich (doncha HATE when people have it all! ). After a while, the overweight, slightly disabled, hardworking girl started bringing home BLUE RIBBONS I'm so proud to know this young lady. It comes so easily for some, but others have to work so darned hard. Glad to see her making it, against the odds. Pamela
Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> congratulations pamela. sounds like you care for your horses very well and good luck with your dieting. denise in mokelumne hill. average - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 7/13/99 7:25:28 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > << I am also overweight, but am getting ready to have a trainer teach me to > ride! I am very excited, and although I do not weigh close to 300 pounds, I > have gotten comments like...you are going to ride? >> > > I'm not close to 300 pounds either, and hopefully some of the extra poundage > will come off with the diet I have my son on (Gluten & Casein free, can do > wonders for people with autism). Anyway, there's a formula, somewhere, that > says how much weight a horse can carry. Measure the canon bone and multiply? > Does anybody know? My husband has some weight to lose also. At 6.2 he's > going to be a large rider regardless. He got on the quarter horse a couple > weeks ago, and I watched her fetlocks sink. I got him off her REAL quick. > Put him on Nikki, at a walk. She wanted to trot, had no problem with him. > We're both still dieting anyway . The main concession I make for the > horse, since I'm not 118 pounds anymore is using a mounting block. It's > so much easier on the horse's back if you don't get on constantly from the > ground. > > Pamela >
Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/13/99 7:25:28 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I am also overweight, but am getting ready to have a trainer teach me to ride! I am very excited, and although I do not weigh close to 300 pounds, I have gotten comments like...you are going to ride? >> I'm not close to 300 pounds either, and hopefully some of the extra poundage will come off with the diet I have my son on (Gluten & Casein free, can do wonders for people with autism). Anyway, there's a formula, somewhere, that says how much weight a horse can carry. Measure the canon bone and multiply? Does anybody know? My husband has some weight to lose also. At 6.2 he's going to be a large rider regardless. He got on the quarter horse a couple weeks ago, and I watched her fetlocks sink. I got him off her REAL quick. Put him on Nikki, at a walk. She wanted to trot, had no problem with him. We're both still dieting anyway . The main concession I make for the horse, since I'm not 118 pounds anymore is using a mounting block. It's so much easier on the horse's back if you don't get on constantly from the ground. Pamela
RE: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: Jeri L Rieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, I am so sorry about your dog. Dogs become such a part of our lives. Please accept my condolences. I too am offended about "Fat" Riders not only that I am one! I just recently got back into riding as my 13 year old daughter begged me to join her. It is size discrimination and it is not fair or tolerable. -- From: Jean Ernest[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I too was offended by the remarks about "fat" riders, etc. I am not light weight myself, and I know several "large" people who are better riders, and better balanced and easier on their horses than many slim lightweight riders! I think it shows the descrimation against overweight people. I know that in the show ring often the overwieght rider won't get pinned even if she performs better then the fashionably slim gal, etc. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, who is mourning my 16 year old dog who I had to have put down yesterday. At 10:44 PM 7/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Thanks Lynda. I'm glad I'm not the only one offended by the remarks. Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I too was offended by the remarks about "fat" riders, etc. I am not light weight myself, and I know several "large" people who are better riders, and better balanced and easier on their horses than many slim lightweight riders! I think it shows the descrimation against overweight people. I know that in the show ring often the overwieght rider won't get pinned even if she performs better then the fashionably slim gal, etc. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, who is mourning my 16 year old dog who I had to have put down yesterday. At 10:44 PM 7/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Thanks Lynda. I'm glad I'm not the only one offended by the remarks. Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Weight Carrying Abilites of fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Laurie! I find general comments made toward groups of people highly offensive, and I have a horrid habit of putting in my two cents worth everytime. :) I am also overweight, but am getting ready to have a trainer teach me to ride! I am very excited, and although I do not weigh close to 300 pounds, I have gotten comments like...you are going to ride? I fail to understand why some horse people have such a problem with larger women riding and/or driving. I have seen many a large man, overweight or not, riding QH of all breeds. I think Kate and Alex are doing great things, willing to train all beginners. Well, enough of my grumbling. Lynda
