Does Size Matter?

[Chione]

With eventing that is. I read someones thread a while back and they were talking about race horses having to be slim, not slender...

So I was wondering if this is true, and if so is it true with other disciplines?

[Jellybeanjoe]

Build does play a part in many of the events. Height hasn't been looked at quite as much, and if it does play a part, is lesser than build it would appear.

Bronco for example requires a stronger build. Driving would too, but as most Draft breeds already have a Draft build, people don't consciously look for that build

[Chione]

Hmm.... I should investigate this more thoroughly >o>

[Zimmy]

you would actually want a very slender track horse, NOT a slim horse (slim is fatter than very slender, lol). I have seen a couple of slim horses win some money in track, but you usually want to run a very slender horse... track was the first event where I became aware of the importance of build, and I experimented out from there.

[Chione]

you would actually want a very slender track horse, NOT a slim horse (slim is fatter than very slender, lol). I have seen a couple of slim horses win some money in track, but you usually want to run a very slender horse... track was the first event where I became aware of the importance of build, and I experimented out from there.

Oops, mixed it up XD

[Zimmy]

you would actually want a very slender track horse, NOT a slim horse (slim is fatter than very slender, lol). I have seen a couple of slim horses win some money in track, but you usually want to run a very slender horse... track was the first event where I became aware of the importance of build, and I experimented out from there.

Oops, mixed it up XD

That's what you get for not playing often enough. That will teach Chio to run away.

[Chione]

you would actually want a very slender track horse, NOT a slim horse (slim is fatter than very slender, lol). I have seen a couple of slim horses win some money in track, but you usually want to run a very slender horse... track was the first event where I became aware of the importance of build, and I experimented out from there.

Oops, mixed it up XD

That's what you get for not playing often enough. That will teach Chio to run away.

DX Woe is me!

lol, it's true.. Any what with the new heart gene, I'm thinking of retiring my events and breeding up a new crop....