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    Larger rider on on lightweight horse. Picture inc

    Also, this paper suggests that rising trot is better for the horse than sitting (well duh!): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19926088 therefore backing up the idea that being balanced is beneficial to the horse. Interesting stuff!
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    Larger rider on on lightweight horse. Picture inc

    This is the link to the abstract of the paper: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787812002365 (not sure if it's freely available to everyone, or whether I have access because I'm at work!) It does suggest that the 10% rule is unrealistic in the real world...
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    Larger rider on on lightweight horse. Picture inc

    Agree with this! 10% would mean that a 450kg TB could only take a smidge over 7 stone? Judging by this thread, there is no hard and fast rule (which is a shame, because it would make life easier!) - every horse and rider combination is different, and their fit for one another should be...
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    Larger rider on on lightweight horse. Picture inc

    I would be interested if any research has been carried out on people's builds (rather than weight) and their effect on the horse. Would a pear shaped rider with most of their weight in their legs (and therefore wrapped around the horse) do less damage than a big-boobed, top-heavy rider (whose...
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    Who uses Bachs Rescue Remedy ?

    I do for pre-jumping nerves - I've only recently got back into jumping after several years of flatwork, so I'm hoping I'll become more confident over time. I also use it occasionally before climbing aboard super-sensitive stressy ex-racer if she's had a day or two off! To be honest though, I...
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    Agh - loan issues

    Yep! Got it in one!
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    Agh - loan issues

    This would be our next step if we did continue. When I first mentioned the issues to owner she appeared reluctant to have a vet visit even to look at her back (as part of the agreement, we agreed to split vet fees 50%). I think owner thinks I'm just a worrier!
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    Agh - loan issues

    I did enjoy riding her, but she's never been 100% my 'type' - the loan was never really planned - I was quite happy sharing, but owner had another horse come back off loan due to ongoing lameness (turned out to have done a suspensory tendon) and offered the mare on loan to me - I think she was...
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    Agh - loan issues

    Thanks 4april. I think I've got some real thinking to do - part of me is inclined not to struggle on (which is what I'm doing at the moment tbh) as there's always the risk that the owner will take her back off me/sell her after I've put lots of blood sweat and tears into her. I obviously knew it...
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    Agh - loan issues

    She had nearly a month off while I got vet/saddler organised - no change at all :( She seems happy enough to hooley around the field though - so she's got the energy there somewhere!
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    Agh - loan issues

    Of course I would do that! It's in the contract and I wouldn't dream of messing the owner around by giving her any less than a month's notice.
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    Agh - loan issues

    This is what I feel too. The horse hadn't done a huge amount before I took her on, and although she is level-headed, I think she's just had enough! Unfortunately, owner thinks I'm using it as an excuse to 'dump' the horse back on her (her words, not mine).
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    Agh - loan issues

    Thank you for making me feel a bit better Goldenstar - this was my thought all along, but I don't want let owner or horse down!
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    Agh - loan issues

    _HP_ - I got the vet out to check her back (and I explained the situation), but no other investigations were carried out. If I did choose to persevere I think getting the vet back out would be the next step. AshTay - I have tried all sorts! Polework, groundwork, lots of variation. She's a...
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    Agh - loan issues

    Hello - I'm after a bit of advice! I took a sweet 4yo mare on loan in early July (I was previously sharing her). I was hesitant about taking her on loan at first as I wasn't sure what my career/finances/life was doing, but the owner assured me that if anything ever happened I could keep her...
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