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I believe the extinct Irish elk was six foot at the shoulder or 18 hands at the withers. So yeah, draft horse size.
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I believe the extinct Irish elk was six foot at the shoulder or 18 hands at the withers. So yeah, draft horse size.
Oh…so they’re not regular elk. I forgot about that. Never mind! Yeah, they’re definitely Clydesdale size.
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Cuz think about it, I couldn’t go with regular elk since most likely that would break the 20% rule and therefore cause serious damage and discomfort to our poor elk. Also, riding a HUGE elk is much cooler!
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#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)And yes, I am a follower of the 20% rule.
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#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)What’s the 20% rule?
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The 20% rule is a rule for equestrians about riding horses. A rider should only be about 20% the horses weight, including tack. Not all equestrians follow it, but there are many scientific tests showing that being even at just 23% your horse’s body weight can harm your horse, maybe even for life.
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#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)And if you don’t know what tack is, it’s the saddle, bridle, et cetera. Basically accessories you put on your horse for riding.
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#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)I’m such a horse geek, I can’t even talk about elk without bringing in horse terms.
Hands is four inches.
Wither is the top of the horse’s shoulder.
When you measure a horse, you measure in hands to the wither.
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#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)Ok, I thought it was probably something like that.
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Oh, yeah. I forgot about the 20% rule. That makes sense.
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Ok that makes sense that they’re big elk… I’m assuming around the same size as a moose? Most elk I’ve seen aren’t a whole lot bigger than deer.
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You’ve seen elk?!?
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Yeah my family did a big trip a couple years ago visiting a bunch of places in the West/Midwest. I’ve also seen some just a couple hours from where I live, which is kinda unusual, but that time was probably ten years ago now.
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