Re: Now Cannons was Belesemo

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Thank you Tamara
That was my first point. My husband is ALL legs and arms (6'9" arm
span--you should see me try to find shirts--he always has to roll up the
sleeves after the first wash). He was a basketball star in
college---SURPRISE! SURPRISE! It was when he got on the mare I was
trying out at Sheila Varians that she walked into the barn and
exclaimed, "Oh my God that man is TOO BIG for that horse! I'll throw in
a gelding that can 
handle him." That was our 16hh gelding Fireworks and the rest is history
(well, our history). Grin
Bette
Tamara Jane Habberley wrote:
> 
> Surely this depends on how much of the 6'5'' is leg and not body. If the
> chaps very leggy he would need roller blades on either foot to compete!
> 
> One of my friends husband is about the same height. He rides a 16.2 ish
> hands high trackerner ( cant spell that!) cross anglo arab and has done very
> well with his horse.
> 
> personally Im 5'2'' and prefer a horse small enough to step of in
> emergencies ( okay Im a wus) so my chjoice is a 14.3 hh native pony!
> 
> Tamara
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
> To: <woa@stormnet.com>
> Cc: <provincmk@fanninelectric.com>; <Eenergonzillen@aol.com>;
> <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 6:37 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: Now Cannons was Belesemo
> 
> > In a message dated 1/30/00 11:13:29 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > woa@stormnet.com writes:
> >
> > << He added that his preference for size was more out of
> >  pity for the poor horse that has to drag him up steep hills than any
> >  fad.  >>
> >
> > But it is the WEIGHT and substance of the horse that matters here, not the
> > height.  Unless your husband is obese in addition to being 6'5", there are
> > any number of 15:1 and 15:2 horses out there with sufficient substance to
> > carry him athletically and comfortably.  A great many extremely tall Arabs
> > are disproportionately leggy--and if anything, that is a disadvantage for
> > carrying a large person rather than an advantage.
> >
> > As to my illustration about clothes--you miss my point.  I did not say
> that
> > HE had his pants hanging off his rear end--I just said that the concern
> over
> > a "look" is similar to that.  And I continue to feel that, when I see tall
> > men turn down a substantial 15:1 horse in favor of a less substantial 15:3
> > horse that is far less suited to carry their weight.
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> >
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-- 
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!