Phil, you just don’t know how thrilled I am to
hear this about your little mare. I have a 4 yr old, 13.2 (almost.3)
Arab/mustang filly that I’d hoped to be my
endurance horse someday. I know I’ve heard it before that her size is
fine, I’ve worried a little about my weight being too much for her.
Including tack & full water bottles, we’re around 170, so I’ll
keep working on her and seee what happens. I’ve
met you at the Overlook a couple times last year, but I was riding a different
horse then. I think my little filly is probably the smallest horse I’ve
seen out on the trails between Auburn & Cool, she’s a really (really!)
cute little bay, with a big white blaze… so say “hi” if you
see us!
Kathy
Grass Valley,
CA
Phil wrote:
You would think this would be true. I am 6-1
and my horse usually carries around 225 lb. I am 62 and have done
endurance since I was 18. One of the best horses I have ever had was a
little Arab mare who was 13-3 hands and weighed 700lb. The proportion of
my weight to hers was way out of whack, but she carried me with ease on
50’s, out performing my 15+ hand horses.
