RE: Re To Tall Horse

[Bernita & Jerry Barfield <barfield@primenet.com>]

Sorry, I really have to disagree with you regarding "the bigger the horse the more comfortable", unless you're talking about ponies versus horses. 

Our horses are all 14.2-15.0 and ride like the Rolls Royce of horses.  While I've ridden others the same size and larger where that was not true.  I belieive comfort of gaits depends on conformation/ balance not size.  Our 14.2 endruance horse Dusty with almost 3000 miles travels side by side with a friends 16 hand Mustang at the trot.  Dusty's tremendously powerful rear end propells him forward with ease, combined with his great balance and conformation, he is a joy to ride for this old body.  I know he is not an exception to the size vs comfort discussion.

The other advantage is, the smaller the horse, the closer to the ground if and when you fall; you can ride under  trees faster and not get knock off  or hit by the limbs; the smaller horse can graze on tall grass at the walk or trot without \missing a stride.

Bernita BArfield
Southwind Arabians
Sierra Vista AZ  
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From: 	Arikara Appaloosas[SMTP:arikaras@iafrica.com]
Sent: 	Thursday, October 29, 1998 10:05 PM
To: 	ridecamp
Subject: 	Re To Tall Horse

:-) at all the comments
Of course the smaller the horse the HARDER one falls
the bigger the horse the more comfortable they areThen again one should see my husband on a small horse its hysterical.
So now he rides a 16 hand Appaloosa,who is lean and fit,and fast
Regards
kathy*who prefers her smaller horses*
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