>> Something I've noticed. An adult rider on an Icelandic looks ok, yet an 
>> adult rider on a pony of the same size (say, a New Forest, or a Welsh 
>> cross or whatever) nearly always looks too big for the pony. Why is 
>> that???


I've always heard it phrased that a big barrel "takes up the rider's leg." 
Cary looked better when riding Mac than when he rode Joe.  Joe is 16.1H, 
whereas Mac was "only" 15.3H, but Mac was a much bigger-bodied horse.


Karen Thomas, NC

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