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i can't stand seeing obese people ride either, and it pains me even more when they think making their horse fatter will make them able to carry their huge self even more, no! it's just even more useless fat for them to carry around. :rolleyes:

i also think just because a horse "can carry" a certain weight doesn't mean they should have to carry their maximum all the time. i'm certain my horse can carry someone heavier than me, but why should she have to endure more weight because i can't stop putting food in my mouth!!

and finally- anyone can lose weight! fair enough not everyone can be a size 6/8 or whatever, i'd look hideous if i was a size 6!! but everyone can shed excess fat! the amount of fat people i know who say they're trying to lose weight and it's not working while eating a grab bag of crisps or a foot long subway is insane! and they expect you to listen to them moaning and not comment?!!!
 
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bugbee717 said:
As I have said please dont tar us all with the same brush
not all fat people are unfit, lazy people which do nothing.
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Amen! As someone who has been at both ends of the weight spectrum (skinny and fat!), at 34, my body has seemed to settle in at 12 1/2- 13 stone (I'm 5'9") and although the weight tables say I'm "fat" for my height- i'm a damn site fitter than most people I know! I was shifting hay bales the other day from my friend's stables and she was amazed I could lift and toss them with ease, LOL. People also say form all the riding and cycling I do and how I'm always on the go with work and everything, I should be 8 stone but there you go, I'm not.

I have a 15.3hh thoroughbred who is able to carry me easily with my heavy side saddle. I reckon the weight that Hattie carries is nearer to 15 stone with me, side saddle tack and my habit. We do dressage, hack out, and jump side saddle now and boy can she go!
 
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iv nothing against larger people riding, as long as its on a suitable horse that can EASILY cope with teh weight(not just about manage to stagger around, i mean cope with absolute 200% ease).

i detest people riding horse that cannot carry them easily, theres a very very large girl on a US board i go on, i*think* she's around the 18 stone mark and she rides a fine 16hh tb!!! the horse is very light of bone, long backed and looks to struggle immensely.she just will not hear it though and that makes me furious!
 
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bugbee717 said:
Trust me I eat less than everyone in my household, I have one meal a day, salad and chicken and that is it.I feed my oh and children and do not eat whist they eat. I can not take the wonder pills like some as I dont have a gall bladder.

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That is actually quite a bad thing to do as your metabolic rate decreases when you dont eat. In time you will continue to maintain the weight you are already or even put more weight on. Your body adapts to less food. So if you then start to eat your body will store the fat rather than burning it off. Far better to have breakfast such as cereal, then main meal at lunchtime and a salad for tea. A potato is good at lunchtime. Celery or other veg inbetween for snacks and to keep the metabolism going. Eat healthily and have smaller portions but dont remove all fat from the diet. But no fast foods or microwave meals allowed!



And then lots of exercise that gets your heart rate up and develops muscle.
 
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My view is, if someone is very overweight they shouldn't expect a horse to cart them round all day, i do think (and i'm talking very, very overweight person) just because a horse can carry the weight, doesn't mean it should have to. I think if you are obese, then riding should be a reason to lose weight, not just buy a shire horse.
 
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bugbee717 said:
It pains me to see overweight people riding too, but do not tar us all with the same brush.
My current weight is 18 yes, 18 stone.I went up to over 22 stone when I had my children.

Trust me I eat less than everyone in my household, I have one meal a day, salad and chicken and that is it.I feed my oh and children and do not eat whist they eat. I can not take the wonder pills like some as I dont have a gall bladder.

If you want to call me lazy feel free, but if you do we can swop lives for a week.
I have three children 7, 5 and 2. Not forgetting the 4 dogs, oh and the 7 horses/ponies. I also work pretty much full time. Five of the ponies are stabled in winter which I do myself once the kids are at school, then I go to work.

I looked at many different breeds when I went to get my horse, I have a horse that if a light weight rider gets on he will take the pee, you have to be over 13 stone for him to notice that you are there. I have had many light weight riders on him just to see. My horse can lift me, yes all of my off the ground with his head.

If you can lose weight then well done to you, what ever way you have done it. I would never want my children to be fat like I am, at 18 I weighed 16 stone and was a huge size 16, yes I am tall as well, I was jumping and doing x country then.
I am more flexible then my trim oh, trust me I have to be with 3 small children.



As I have said please dont tar us all with the same brush
not all fat people are unfit, lazy people which do nothing.
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Bl**dy well said. It really p***es me off when I hear people say overweight people can't ride and it's not fair on their horses. :mad: I'm no lightweight, I'm not saying how much I weigh because it's nobodys business, but my horse carries me just fine and has done for the last 6 years. We do everything together, hacking, jumping, cross country, endurance, Le Trec and anything else we decide to have a go at. He's never been lame with me after doing an event and he'll do 15 miles on his toes all the way round.
As for flexibility, I can mount him from the ground if I have to (don't unless I absolutely have to!) whereas I know lots of people much lighter than me who can't mount their horses who are much smaller than mine. Lighter doesn't always mean more flexible. :mad:
As for unfit, I'd like to see some of my friends do what I do! :confused:
I would love to be a couple of stone lighter, don't get me wrong but please don't say I can't ride just because I'm a larger lady!
 
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I would like to know how really fat people ride to, i've put on 3 stone since getting pregnant, and i can barely lift myself off the sofa let alone squish my ponies right now.

However my mum is quite ermmmm.... obese.... and she rides, I dont think she has any problems balancing or anything, but she certainly wouldnt ride anything if she thought she was squishing it!
 
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I'm 17 stone...don't all faint, gasp or gag!!!

I'm not apologising to narrow minded people who live in their skinny bubbles. It's not my problem if you don't like seeing bigger people than you.

I don't sit around stuffing my face with cream cakes and I'm not going to make excuses like "it's my glands" or "I'm big built" but i have always been big and i have always ridden.

I have a Shire x TB and a Clydesdale. I wouldn't dream of getting on a TB, Arab or any other finer built horse. It would be cruel and it would look silly.

I have ridden my friends heavyweight hunters but wouldn't dream of riding her lighter WB.

I hope your sitting down but i also jump...just last weekend i came 3rd in a 1.10m class and the horse survived and i managed to "fold" or bend without my huge stomach getting in the way.

It makes me sad to think that even though we all have a common love (horses) we can't tolerate people differences.
 
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Starbucks said:
I think it should be like on racing yards and no one above 9 stone should be allowed to ride. If someone is so lazy as to get above 9 stone then they don’t deserve to ride. :p
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As a matter of fact Starbucks I am a point to point jockey that can make 12st and make 8st if I need to, your comments are appalling, I have worked in many racing yards and although they do have weight limits for certain horses it doesn't mean bigger people cant ride them. I agree you should have a horse to suit you weight. BUT on the other end of the scale I have seen skinny people putting massive bits in their horses mouths because they don't have the strength to hold them, so are you saying people under 8st shouldn't ride bigger horses?
 
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martlin said:
I think you will find that Starbucks was joking, but never mind, you have your rant anyway:)
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I thought she was joking too, coz she used a :p :D

ETA if 9 stone was the limit, many tall skinny peeps would be out too, I know tall girls who are over 10 stone but are slim :) So think it was a joke.
 
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Dare I make a comment?

Actually, (for once) I`m sitting on the fence here. I`m not fat or skinny so the fence wont break, dont panic....

Bottom line - as long as the horses dont suffer and we all know our and our horses limitations then it shouldnt matter.

However, not aimed at anyone in particular, it does make me laugh that all the "larger" people feel the need to say how fit they are.

You shouldnt be defending yourselves. You dont have to!
 
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sarahsum1 said:
My view is, if someone is very overweight they shouldn't expect a horse to cart them round all day, i do think (and i'm talking very, very overweight person) just because a horse can carry the weight, doesn't mean it should have to. I think if you are obese, then riding should be a reason to lose weight, not just buy a shire horse.
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Agree.
I am 5 ft 11 and 15 stone ATM.I wont be riding untill another 2 stone has come off.
No horse was made to carry a peron and we owe it to them to be as fit as possable so we dont cause them problems.
 
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William Fox-Pitt is unlikely to be much less than 11 and a half stone - my OH can comfortably weigh 11 stone at 6 foot (very light build, strong but not bulky due to work requirements). Much less than that and he'd look like a skeleton - and that's with him being a light build.

The 9 stone max might well apply to flat race yards (hence few jockeys and lads being over about 5'8) but NH limits will be higher - pointers can carry weights over 12 stone in races, and wouldn't appear to struggle...
 
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Can anyone smell a troll?????

I'm tall and well above 9 stone and my mare barely even registers that I'm on board :) *stickstwofingersupatStarbucks*
 
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boogles said:
SM1 : That video is awfull!!! :(

Personally I cannot stand seeing very overweight people on horses that are not suitable :(

I feel bad enough getting on Ban (16hh) at 10.2st :eek:
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I think you can consider yourself perfectly fine for your horse! He won't even know you're there! :):)
 
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sarahsum1 said:
Right, i have not watched the whole video, but it is this sort of thing that makes me cringe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYAWb3jbtoU&NR=1
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that's hideous!! she can't even step onto the pony without falling onto her fat bum- good old gravity putting her where she deserves so she can't squash the pony!
how anyone can think someone of that size should be allowed to ride is crazy! she's out of breath just standing up!!

my horse means the world to me and i could never be so selfish that i would make her endure so much flubber if i got to that kind of size!
 
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