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    Rider weight limits.

    Pretty sure I got the measurment right. I will re check though. She does have thin short legs compared to the rest of her, she's almost like 2 different horses. Thank you for your help though, I'm 5'7, and recently got on the scales and discovered to my horror that I am quite a bit over 17...
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    need some HHO's wisdom please - horses movement issues...PLEASE HELP!

    I wonder if at 15, and after having had a year off, is there a possibility that he may be saying that 'jumping is not for me anymore/at the moment'? I know that horses can have active lives until their late 20's but I'm just considering if he's saying that he wants to back off that aspect of...
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    Rider weight limits.

    I have a 17hh cleveland bay mare who is fairly well built, although the circumference around her cannon bone just below the knee is only 7 inches. I would like some advice on acceptable rider weight limits, as I am not on the slim side and I do not want to saddle her with an unacceptable burden...
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    Kids not wearing riding hats (sorry a rant)

    This makes me really sad. Anyone who has been close to anyone who has suffered a brain injury, will understand the need for wearing hats that are correctly fitted and secured when riding and handling horses. As someone who has lost a parent to a brain injury (not riding related), I cannot...
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