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Yeah, yeah, yeah.....Weight is always a sensitive issue, seems especially with women. I would challenge those who would criticize to a body composition test to see how much lean mass they have vs. fat mass. Many of us chubby's have more lean mass than the lightweights have total mass. I agree it's all in how we manage ourbodies and not hinder our buddies. The typical aging process for Americans is to gain 1.5# of fat/year and lose .5# lean/year. So, the net gain is 1#/year. It takes a concerted effort to thwart this aging feature and riding, cleaning corrals and running with your buddy helps. Then we can get into genetics........but I won't bore. Don't want to waste time on things we can't change. Best to work out regularly and let the cynics and snobs be who they are as reacting to them makes me a cynic, too.....big waste of time. The length of the trail must thin out the crowd eventually, eh? Happy riding, keep the focus, She --- superpat <superpat@gateway.net> wrote: > > Carol kamikazearabs@hotmail.com wrote: > ............. By the way, Sandy, that was really > rude what you wrote about > overweight people. > > This reminds me of a bru ha ha which was started > when George Morris, top > jumper clinician who writes a column in Practical > Horseman made the comment > something to the effect that it is the rider's > responsibility to be as fit > as possible to aid the horse. He mentioned weight as > one of the factors to > consider. For months following that comment, there > was a flurry of letters > to the editor about the cruel and rude statements > made by George Morris. > The > bottom line, I think, was that George was only > calling it as he saw it. And > who can dispute the fact that weight *is* one factor > to be considered when > talking about challenging our horses to go the extra > mile. Lord knows I > would like to lose a few pounds and can appreciate > how difficult it is, but > that does not change the reality that is. Of > course, it also helps to learn > to be a light rider, no matter your weight. Sandy > did not name anyone in > particular but "if the shoe fits, wear it". If that > is rude, so be it. > But I don't see it that way. Truth is still truth, > no matter who may read > it. > Pat Super > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, > http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: > http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > ===== She "Dance like noone's watching." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
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