tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546682198558970773.post8862327615753442350..comments2023-04-01T16:46:16.508-07:00Comments on Riding For Their Lives: ON GETTING DOOREDMark Cramer - Alan Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828080709790973032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546682198558970773.post-45332144351234089452010-06-20T03:54:31.608-07:002010-06-20T03:54:31.608-07:00Live weight is easier to carry and manipulate than...Live weight is easier to carry and manipulate than dead weight. I prefer a heavier jockey that has to ride with the lightest saddle possible than one that has to put five kilos of lead in the pad to make the weight requirement. Dead weight lays immobile on the horse's back, but live weight can move with the horse rather than against it.G. Rarickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796528877225352947noreply@blogger.com