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[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Because allowing them to ride at heavier weights doesnt solve the issue. Jocks will still flip, people who are even heavier naturally will reduce to get down to riding weight and where exactly do you draw the line? At some point the person has to make a decision on whether they are willing to do what it takes to ride racehorses or not. The sport and its rules arent the problem, people who simply are too big to ride who insist on riding are.

It would help though. People are bigger. No one is naturally supposed to be 110 pounds, even women.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

It would help though. People are bigger. No one is naturally supposed to be 110 pounds, even women.

That is not a valid argument. There is no shortage of little people.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

That is not a valid argument. There is no shortage of little people.

Making weight without doing something life threatening? I disagree.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Making weight without doing something life threatening? I disagree.

I fail to see how people cant grasp this concept. If you naturally weight 130 pounds and the weights that you are being asked to do is 115 then you either have to reduce 15 pounds or get another job. If we increase the scale of weight to 130 pounds then people who naturally weight 140 pounds are suddenly not far from riding weight and begin to reduce. If we raise the scale to 140 pounds then guys who weigh 150 pounds begin to reduce...

The thing is this, where do you draw the line? The weight scale HAS been raised and very rarely will a non bug rider be asked to do less than 115.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I fail to see how people cant grasp this concept. If you naturally weight 130 pounds and the weights that you are being asked to do is 115 then you either have to reduce 15 pounds or get another job. If we increase the scale of weight to 130 pounds then people who naturally weight 140 pounds are suddenly not far from riding weight and begin to reduce. If we raise the scale to 140 pounds then guys who weigh 150 pounds begin to reduce...

The thing is this, where do you draw the line? The weight scale HAS been raised and very rarely will a non bug rider be asked to do less than 115.

I understand what you are saying, I would fall in the middle of that though....If you used that rationale all the way back you would have Calista Flockhart riding at 80 pounds so it's not so cut and dry.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I understand what you are saying, I would fall in the middle of that though....If you used that rationale all the way back you would have Calista Flockhart riding at 80 pounds so it's not so cut and dry.

No one is asking anyone to do anything life threatening. If you are forced to go to those extremes to ride then you are more than likely too big. Asking jockeys to weigh 115-118, which is where most of them fall, is not unfair.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No one is asking anyone to do anything life threatening. If you are forced to go to those extremes to ride then you are more than likely too big. Asking jockeys to weigh 115-118, which is where most of them fall, is not unfair.

Not unfair....just that times change and bodies change. James Madison would've made an excellent jock.