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Discussion on Jumping hard on draft's legs?
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Penner
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Posted on Friday, Nov 22, 2002 - 4:50 pm:
Heavy hunter refers to (at least it used to when I was in Pony Club), the weight of a person a horse can carry during a day of field hunting.
I don't have the references at my fingertips right now, but its in the Pony Club manuals. Also they refer to weights as Stone in England. If I remember correctly a Stone is 14 lbs & some ounces.
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Imogen
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Posted on Sunday, Nov 24, 2002 - 5:30 am:
Irish drafts certainly compete at international level showjumping into their late teens. (Collie Mor Hill springs to mind at the moment).
Irish draft hunters are usually on the way out by about 14-15 yo but that's more to do with all the road work they do than jumping.
I think for heavy horses fitness is important before you start jumpimg, but I've seen some real ugly plugs that are very clever jumpers.
I think heavy hunters have to be able to carry a 15 stone man but that's just from memory... Lightweight is up to 11 st, middleweight is 13 but I didn't check...
All the best
Imogen
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