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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 173379" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>Hmmm, we've got 6 horses on the place. My husband's about 260# and all of our horses carry him well, despite their varying sizes. We have purebreds as well as crossbreds and all are good working horses. I think that's the key - good working horses with good conformation and in good health. </p><p></p><p>My husband's favorite horse is his Morgan, which is a stout cow horse that can carry my husband all day in the mountains - rough country at high altitude. He rides our Arab on cows and trails, and remarks how that horse rarely seems to get tired. Our QH mare does just fine with him & is a superb cowhorse. So does our longlegged Saddlebred mare. We also have a 16H TB cross gelding that has no trouble carrying him all day. And, well, the sixth horse is simply too old to carry anyone anymore. He's a 26 year old retired, gaited 17H TW Saddlebred cross, but in his day was a horse none could keep up with.</p><p></p><p>So, I recommend don't look so much for the breed as for the horse that suits you.</p><p></p><p>Besides, my husband used to think he especially liked the big, tall horses, but now says the older he gets the more he seems to like the horses that are just a bit shorter - easier to get on and closer to the ground if you fall off. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 173379, member: 50"] Hmmm, we've got 6 horses on the place. My husband's about 260# and all of our horses carry him well, despite their varying sizes. We have purebreds as well as crossbreds and all are good working horses. I think that's the key - good working horses with good conformation and in good health. My husband's favorite horse is his Morgan, which is a stout cow horse that can carry my husband all day in the mountains - rough country at high altitude. He rides our Arab on cows and trails, and remarks how that horse rarely seems to get tired. Our QH mare does just fine with him & is a superb cowhorse. So does our longlegged Saddlebred mare. We also have a 16H TB cross gelding that has no trouble carrying him all day. And, well, the sixth horse is simply too old to carry anyone anymore. He's a 26 year old retired, gaited 17H TW Saddlebred cross, but in his day was a horse none could keep up with. So, I recommend don't look so much for the breed as for the horse that suits you. Besides, my husband used to think he especially liked the big, tall horses, but now says the older he gets the more he seems to like the horses that are just a bit shorter - easier to get on and closer to the ground if you fall off. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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