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It's so encouraging to read that trotting and cantering burns 315-480 
calories per hour!  This has been a very wet winter here in CA and most of 
us haven't had enough riding.  As soon as it stops raining and dries up a 
little, I'll be back to riding.  I NEED to lose some weight.  The weather 
outlook for the next 2 weeks is pretty much rain, rain, rain.

Barbara

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From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: [RC] Calories burned riding


> Just sitting at the table reading the magazine that's put out by the
> local hospital. They did an article urging people to "get active" and
> centered it around the possibilities at the Chickamauga Battlefield,
> which happens to have a very popular horse trail that's used pretty
> heavily by the local endurance riders. Can't help but think they noticed
> us since they added the following fact:
>
> "Horseback riding, especially trotting and cantering, increases both the
> respiratory and circulatory systems. A 150-pound person can burn between
> 315 and 480 calories per hour."
>
> I'll bet the ones that ride along at a walk while drinking beer read that
> and wonder why they're not losing weight. >g< Sometimes I feel bad about
> not losing weight...then I look at everyone else my age who look like
> they've been sucking on an air hose, and figure maybe riding is why I'm
> not GAINING weight. :-)
>
> Angie
>
>
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