Big Ben
Well-Known Member
I would argue that fitness to ride is more important than adiposity, certainly at the levels of hacking and light schooling. Whilst fitness and adiposity are often related I believe someone who has a high amount of adiposity can also be relatively fit, and fit enough to do basic riding tasks as I have just described. I say this again before anyone screams at me, this is subject to being within certain parameters, and still being a light enough weight for the mount you are on.
Totally agree, within the parameters, fit is easier to carry than unfit, balanced than unbalanced, competent rather than beginner, all of these are factors in the whole equation.