Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 An Irish hunter/clydesdale 18 hands? WOW thats my daughters dream horse. She baught a belgian/morgan cross 5 month old filly last weekend and is hoping to make an event horse out of her in 3 years. I just read your post to her and she started drooling lol. --- " Lili F. " wrote: > When I was in high school, I had an Irish > Hunter/Clydesdale cross, 18 > hands high, nice heavy bones, & I rode until I was > ~270... then even > though he was a big, sturdy gelding, I got scared I > was too fat, & I > sold him. I probably could have ridden him to > almost 100 lbs more, > but I'll never know. I used to dream of breeding a > belgian/ > quarterhorse cross so I'd have a HUGE sturdy horse > with strong > joints... and I'd have a horse I could ride forever. > Instead, I was > given a tiny Arab gelding.. he'd been abused and > because I was willing > to work with him, his people gave him to me. I gave > him to someone in > my church family when I moved back to TX.. my Honda > CRX just couldn't > handle the horse trailer, lol.. I miss my horses. > > Liane > > > > To be perfectly honest, it really depends on the > horse. I wouldn't > ride my > > Arabian if I was over 200 pounds, but quarter > horses are much > sturdier and > > have stronger bones. I would say 250 would be an > acceptable weight. > I see > > BIG guys that ride a lot and it never seems to > hurt the horse. This > is just > > my opinion. Maybe some of the other horse people > out there have > other > > ideas. I hope they will also add their input. > > > > M. in KC > > > > Re: Re: I had fun > tonight > > > > > > > > What weight should one stay under for riding a > horse? I'd hate to > hurt the > > horse but this is one thing on my list to do...and > I know its a ways > off > > yet..but what would a good weight be ???? > > > > ~*~ AJ ~*~ > > Age 37 5'8'' Post op 7/24/01 Open DS > > self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain > > 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1 > > 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! > > 09/24/01 BMI 55.8 367.1 -48.0 lbs! -37.75 > inches > > 10/08/01 BMI 54.3 357.1 -58.0 lbs! -50.0 > > 10/24/01 BMI 52.6 346.0 -69.1 lbs! > > My profile: > > > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=E982002956 > > My website: > > www.wls4aj.homestead.com > > www.wlsbellingham.homestead.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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