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How heavy is to heavy of a rider ?
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<blockquote data-quote="sjr725" data-source="post: 379934" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Another thing to keep in mind is years ago (Civil War) not only were people much smaller but horses were as well - have you looked at the saddles & bits from that era - they would barely fit a good sized welsh pony of today. Most horses then were around 14h and probably weighed less than 1000lbs. Since then we have meddled with our horses to make them bigger, stronger and more appealing to the modern eye. this is the main reason for the difference between the appearance of todays quarter horse for example and the mustangs we see at the BLM roundups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjr725, post: 379934, member: 4936"] Another thing to keep in mind is years ago (Civil War) not only were people much smaller but horses were as well - have you looked at the saddles & bits from that era - they would barely fit a good sized welsh pony of today. Most horses then were around 14h and probably weighed less than 1000lbs. Since then we have meddled with our horses to make them bigger, stronger and more appealing to the modern eye. this is the main reason for the difference between the appearance of todays quarter horse for example and the mustangs we see at the BLM roundups. [/QUOTE]
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