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    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage - Heidi Smith


    > Well, I find that statement totally at odds with reality, but I guess
    > there's not much point continuing "'tis not!"  "'tis too!"
    
    You're right that we are not apt to agree.  The reality I've seen is
    hundreds of kids participating in equine sports with no damage, unless as
    Bob said, they come off the horses and suffer fractures.  The recent post
    from Ms. Caldwell is the first time I've ever heard someone suggest that
    early riding was damaging--and I notice that she was doing more intense
    equine sports than endurance.  Although I never went the distance or the
    speed as young as 5, I certainly spent the hours in the saddle starting at
    about 6 or 7, as at the time, we didn't have the caliber of horses that I'm
    used to now, and hence it took a LONG time to get much of anywhere.  There
    were many days when I spent far longer in the saddle as a child than I do
    riding endurance, but we rarely got off a walk, so didn't do anywhere near
    the mileage.  My only regret is that I didn't get to ride better horses
    until I was a bit older (I didn't start on the half-Arabs or the TB remount
    offspring until I was about 10), and boy howdy, that sure got me over a lot
    more miles.  I was never a very good athlete, but thanks to the riding, I
    developed far better balance, etc. than I would have otherwise, and it was
    sufficient to keep me from being a total klutz in other sports at school.  I
    see nothing but benefits from the hours in the saddle as a kid.
    
    Heidi
    
    
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    Replies
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Joe Long
    RE: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Bob Morris
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Joe Long
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Heidi Smith
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Joe Long
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Heidi Smith
    Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage, Joe Long