https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-showing-body-shaming-in-the-show-ring/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-showing-body-shaming-in-the-show-ring/#comment-412653 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:19:44 +0000 /horse-showing/body-shaming-in-the-show-ring.aspx#comment-412653 great info

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-showing-body-shaming-in-the-show-ring/#comment-412644 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:26:17 +0000 /horse-showing/body-shaming-in-the-show-ring.aspx#comment-412644 I am always concerned more about the horse when I see a rider who is too large for his or her mount. If the 20% “rule” is correct, then there are many larger riders who need a bigger bodied horse that can safely carry the extra weight. Horses’ welfare first!

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-showing-body-shaming-in-the-show-ring/#comment-412527 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:54:17 +0000 /horse-showing/body-shaming-in-the-show-ring.aspx#comment-412527 It is so hard when the King of H/J always speaks about the riders size. I left a clinic as an auditor, one day due to the verbal beating the clinician was giving one rider about size. I have been a professional for over 40 years

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-showing-body-shaming-in-the-show-ring/#comment-412523 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 05:54:16 +0000 /horse-showing/body-shaming-in-the-show-ring.aspx#comment-412523 The love of horses and riding comes from the heart not from the scale. Most heavier riders, have horses that make them look good.

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