On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:58:35PM -0500, Karen Thomas wrote: > >>>> i still would like to try a sensation sometime, although i suspect that > being tall helps cary to mount -- my 6'2" husband has no problems vaulting > onto stjarni, whereas i just end up eating dust :) > > Cary is not only tall, but he has some serious joint problems that have > surfaced over the past year - from past years of running. He may need > joint replacements. Mounting is the hardest part of riding for him now.
*nods* mounting is the hardest part for me too, and the only joints i have official problems with are my wrists (i type too much, as y'all can tell :) my husband is lithe and limber as well as tall. i am jealous. oh, i was meaning to post this -- he rode stjarni the other day, and said afterwards that he liked him very much, but he still "felt better balanced" on and preferred a *smaller* horse (like our dear old 12.3 molly!) i'm trying to persuade him that he should ride some more icelandics :) --vicka
