Ridecamp: [RC] How big is your endurance horse?

Hey guys,

Thanks so much for all of the replies! You guys are awesome! I have a 12 year 
old Arab x QH gelding that I have jumped and evented with in the past. He is 
15.1 hh and I am 5'11". He is often one of the smaller horses at such events 
and people give me a hard time about looking like a 'bear riding a bicyle" as 
my legs hang below his belly. But I feel we are a great combination, and I have 
been riding him for 9 years without a problem. He is all heart and well built 
and riding him feels 'right' to me. I have recently been looking for a young 
prospect, and of course, thinking I had to buy something BIG. Many of the 
young, big prospects out there are so clunky with ugly, unrefined heads. I was 
starting to lose hope.

So when I saw this Arab mare I instantly fell in love. She's EXACTLY what I 
want in a horse, but shorter than I was looking for. I'm glad to hear from all 
of you that 15 hh is not bad at all. I guess when you hang out with the 
jumper/eventer/dressage crowds the motto "bigger is better" gets drilled into 
your mind, even though now I see it is not true. I'm very excited to start 
endurance riding with renewed enthusiasm now that I see bigger isn't always 
better.

Tamara

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