Tuesday, August 18, 2015

“Am I too fat to ride a horse?”

Horsetalk.co.nz - Full Article

Colin Dangaard | 18 August 2015

Maybe, maybe not. A “scientific study” has concluded that a horse cannot comfortably carry more than 10 percent of its own weight. I have been looking for the punch line ever since: obviously this is a joke! This would mean 80 percent of the people riding horses today are too fat!

According to The US Cavalry Manual of Horse Management (1941) a horse should not carry more than 20 percent of its own weight. This edict was routinely exceeded, soldier and equipment regularly weighing 250lb...

Read more: http://horsetalk.co.nz/2015/08/18/too-fat-ride-horse/#ixzz3jBmO4yAc

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