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Article #309: Are You Too Heavy To Ride A Horse?

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In the current issue of the British Horse unless in the case of extremes (weight or
Society's Magazine there is a double page surroundings). People with open minds
spread covered in furious letters from form their opinions based on sound
some seriously upset readers. evidence. They reflect on what they have
The cause of all these ruffled feathers discovered and work towards reaching a
is a controversial letter that was decision or conclusion that is based on
published in a previous issue. The letter fact, not feeling.
writer was of the firm conviction that An open mind allows one to magnetize
overweight riders should not be allowed opportunities. A receptive mind is open
anywhere in the vicinity a horse's back. to all possibilities, big or small. A
She stated categorically that this could closed mind is a stubborn mind, wanting
do immense physical harm to the horse. immediate gratification and wanting it as
Further more, the writer claims, exactly as what the mind perceived it to
overweight riders who get injured in be, not willing to accept or try
remote areas put a heavy load on the alternatives.
emergency services as it would be Whatever the mind can envision, the mind
impossible for them to be rescued without can create. What the mind sees, believes,
spending a lot of money. She implied that feels and thinks is all conveyed to the
an air-ambulance might be needed etc. subconscious. Your subconscious then
etc. establishes your reality based on the
It is true that one should always have filtered information from the conscious
one's horse's best interest at heart, in mind.
the first instance. A 22 stone rider on a Bear in mind though, that it is not
13 Hh pony would be absurd and such a sufficient to merely imagine and hope
situation could be dangerous to both your dreams materialize.
horse and rider. But a 22 stone rider on You can achieve any thing you want when
a Percheron - I doubt very much that the you open up your mind to success and get
Percheron would notice specifically or rid of limiting thoughts. Even losing all
that he would mind, considering this the extra weight should you desire to do
breed used to carry knights in full so. When you decide to change your
armour to the Holy Land and back. attitudes and thoughts, and begin to
If you are an overweight rider who loves think without notable limitations, your
horses and loves riding, the only thing life's direction will begin to change.
you need to make sure of is that you do Whatever your dreams are, whether it is
not weigh more than 20%(17% is even losing weight, riding in a dressage
better) of your horse's total weight. competition, buying you own horse...you
Choose your horse wisely, use your common can make them come true if you enlist the
sense and pay attention to your horse's power of your own conscious and
physical reaction and condition. As for subconscious mind. Under no circumstances
the rest, pay no attention. And keep an pay any attention whatsoever to the
open mind. opinions of people with closed minds.
People with closed minds, like the Focus on possibilities, rather than
original letter writer, grasp a concept limitations and expand your thoughts to
without much concern for practical what you believe you and your horse are
evidence. Even when they are presented capable of. And should you need any help,
with evidence that is totally rest assured that access to the internet
contradictory to their ingrained belief, now also provides you with access to
they refuse to reassess their opinion and e-courses, online coaching and several
immediately dismiss the evidence, without e-books created especially for
giving it a second thought. equestrians, and not just for thin ones
People with open minds weigh all the either.
evidence before reaching a conclusion, Thoughts hold great power; yours as well
approving or disapproving the many as those of other people. Be conscious of
interpretations of the behind the belief. the thoughts that comes into your mind;
Another reader picked up the phone and let the positive in, never entertain the
rang her local ambulance service to ask negative. Open up your mind to
if all this was true. They reassured her possibilities and opportunities and never
that a person's weight makes no be afraid to try.
difference to how he/she is treated,






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