My first attempt at a picture upload

[dancinghorse]

Or, why people have been laughing hysterically when I ride this horse. (She's not 18 hands! Really! And I'm not 4 feet tall, either.) (Also, why nobody "needs" a 16-hand Lipizzan.)

Comments

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

Wow, giant horse of giantness!

(She's lovely and looks like she'd have a wonderful gait. But... Do you have to ask for a boost up? *grin*)

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

I use a mounting stool. :)

I used to mount a taller horse than that from the ground, but these days I cheat. She's really not that tall--16.1 but her back is a lot lower than her withers. What she has is Body Mass. In spades.