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RE: [RC] Weight - heidi

Bruce, there are many reasons why a horse will recover better with one rider vs another.  When my husband and I first got married, I was still lighter than he was.  And without the extra weight, I didn't ride too shabby, either.  And yet, we had horses that would consistently recovere better for him.
 
Now, my equitation is REALLY shabby, and I outweigh hubby.  (Dang, that's a tough one to admit on a public list, but anyone who knows me and has eyes knows it anyway, so what the heck.)  And yet I've got one little horse here that is consistently in the 40s when I bring him into checks (and yes, I've top tenned on him, despite my lack of fitness, and no, I don't get off and bring him in running alongside, because I can't--and in fact, I continue to trot him in and pass all those featherweights on the ground leading their horses in).  This is a considerable credit to HIM, that he can lug this tub of jello and still do that.  I've earned one High Vet Score with him (he had a 44/44 CRI in 10 minutes, among other things) and he consistently drops like a rock. 
 
Yes, Bruce, your weight IS a factor.  But not that much of a factor.  Don't fall into the trap of using it as a convenient excuse not to look into the other reasons why that particular horse recovers less well with you on him.  They are there, and in all fairness to him, you should try to find them.
 
Heidi



Okay, this is starting to make more sense to me. But how's come when
my kids or my wife ride my horses (let's take Heisman, my decade horse,
for example) his working pulse rate was 30% lower than when I was on
him, and his recoveries were 2-5 minutes shorter? (And I don't ride like
a pig in a sack, so I don't think it's my equitation)  These are
significant numbers to me. I don't think they represent that my extra
100 pounds makes "a little difference but not much," as you put it. If
his heart rate is running 30% higher all day long, and his recoveries
are longer, I'm at a disadvantage both in how much horse I can use, and
in my clock time on the trail. Is there some physics or statistics that
can help me with this? I want to do the best by my horse, but be
competitve when I can, as well.  Dr Q


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