This message is from: Storme Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Don & Jane Brackett wrote:
> Wow, I know my math is not my strong point, but it seems as if that's
> not much weight. Our gelding is a big boy, 14.1 hands, 8 1/4" cannon
> bone, almost 1100 lbs on the weight tape. He's not skinny but he's not
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 07:59 PM 2/25/01 -0800, you wrote:
That is a method that I have heard about for years , but does not take
into account the bone structure of the horse.say for instancea
horse who weighs 1000 lbs with this method cou
This message is from: Storme Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jon & Mary Ofjord wrote:
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> This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Another method that doesn't require as much math that I've heard of is that
> the horse shouldn't carry more than 20% - 25% of their body weight. So,
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Another method that doesn't require as much math that I've heard of is that
the horse shouldn't carry more than 20% - 25% of their body weight. So, if
your horse weights 1100 lbs and you use 23% for total rider & tack weight
that comes t
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In the summer 2000 issue of Gated horses they have a wonderful article
about heavier riders and horses and what they can carry.
Wow, I know my math is not my strong point, but it seems as if that's
not much weight. Our gelding is a
This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean Gayle wrote:
> This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Isn't there a formula for heavy riders vs horse size?
Hi,
I seem to recall that the rider and equipment should not be over 1/4 of the
horses weight for the hor
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Isn't there a formula for heavy riders vs horse size? A friend of mine who
weighed over three hundred mounted a horse for a trail ride and the horse
sat down and would not get up until she slid off the back end. At heavier
times of my life I
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
. Maybe I should just swap them for Percherons and a ladder.
>>Gail Dorine
One thing I love about this list is that it's always good for a smile or a
chuckle! We have a "mounting
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Some places may be different than here, but in Las Cruces there are farriers
who don't like horses and never did but are making a living. I would never
leave most farriers alone with my horses (who are quite good with farriers).
I read an article about h
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