clover,
my horse's name is Collette. she had that name when i bought her...sort of a weird name for a horse..but we have lots of nicknames for her! appendix is a breed. there are registered horses that are appendixes, but my horse is not registered. horses don't like to carry more than 10% of their weight. My horse weighs about 1600 pounds, so ideally, a 160 pound rider or less would be the best. so even at 200, i'm pushing her. when i ride her when i'm too heavy, i just keep thinking that she's thinking "lose some weight, girlfriend", "your too damn fat to be on my back" . so i need , must, will lose weight. good motivation.
thanks for your interest. i wish that chrissy could ride and enjoy my horse!! they do become a passion.
linda