Sunday, February 7, 2010

Re: [haflingerfriends] Rider weight?

  Id like to know this also. The ponies I just bought ( and now have home) are as big as our smaller Qh's, and dare I say they look to be of sturdier bone mass. Hubby and I feel " too big" for the smaller QH's (though they can pack us and we ride them once in awhile) they "look" at least in our opinion to be more proportionally matched to our 5'5" 120 lb daughters.
   I guess if you swing on and the ponies groan and sway its time to hook up with Jenny Craig?
   Karen G www.princesscarriage.com

--- On Sun, 2/7/10, marcherrie <zoerobinson77@hotmail.com> wrote:


From: marcherrie <zoerobinson77@hotmail.com>
Subject: [haflingerfriends] Rider weight?
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 3:40 PM


 

Hi All,

We are all aware that our golden ponies are renowned to be good weight carriers, but I am uncertain of how much weight the varying 'types' of haflinger can carry.

I know that there are a lot of factors to consider merely than the weight of the rider,ie rider balance, horse condition, bone measurement etc, but is there any rule of thumb for say a modern (sport) type, cobby type and the of course, the tank type!?

I would be most grateful for your opinions.

Thanks

Zoe (UK)

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