Re: RC: Rider weight/horse size

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Pretty simple physics. Work performed is directly proportional to mass.
Double the mass, double the work. Energy required to overcome force
(which again is directly proportional to mass) is directly proportional
to force (i.e. directly proportional to mass). Heat production is
directly proportional to energy hence directly proportional to mass.

So the heavier the rider the more energy required to carry the sucker
and the more heat that has to be dissipated. Yep weight does in fact
matter.

Truman 

Sarah Ralston wrote:
> 
> At 04:19 PM 2/10/00 -0500, Nancy wrote:
> >..... With the MD heat & humidity you can get
> >the horse's pulses going pretty good --- didn't have the heart monitors on
> >usually, but I noticed Kadance+/, carrying the heavier rider,  would be
> >panting harder than Tempo.
> >
> >Nancy & Tempo (now when are you going to get off going UPhill?!?!?!)
> >MD
> 
> Dear Nancy,
> 
> Thanks for the input. I really have no doubt that the rider weight would
> influence the equation-again, so many variables, so many factors! That's
> what, to me, makes this sport such fun! The successful combinations of
> horse, rider, conditioning and nutrition seem to be infinite! ;-)
>
-- 
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