The bigger horses have allowed outfitters to eliminate weight limits. “I felt bad about telling people they’re too big to ride,” said Russ Little of Dry Ridge Outfitters, which offers rides ...

A spectacular new attraction at this year’s Royal Welsh Show will be the Heavy Horse Village, next to the horse ring.

Riders who appear too heavy for their horse should be weighed before riding to protect the animals' welfare, campaigners say. Riders more than 20 per cent of their horse's weight could have to ...

People do seem generally to be a bit too heavy for horses. That is just a consequence, I suppose, of our average weights going up." As well as back pain, the consequences of an overweight rider ...

EIGHT people were asked to dismount at the Great Yorkshire Show (GYS, 12-14 July) as they were deemed to be too heavy for their rides.. Vet Julian Rishworth, acting on a regulation set by the show ...

Years ago, when Chris Nestor looked at the cover of a Jethro Tull album, something inside him clicked. The album cover, "Heavy Horses," showed a picture of two Clydesdale horses and Chris knew he ...

Heavy Pour wins the Mark McDermott Stakes on Monday, October 23, 2023 at Presque Isle Downs Coady Photography Heavy Pour wins the Mark McDermott Stakes on Monday, October 23, 2023 at Presque Isle ...

Here are links to the articles in Horses and the People they Help: A Six-Part Series by Joan Brady: • Horses and the People They Help If you aren't familiar with how horses are helping people, ...