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    RAE
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      @savannah_grace2009

      I believe the extinct Irish elk was six foot at the shoulder or 18 hands at the withers. So yeah, draft horse size.

      You’re lucky I’m not like Rae and won’t spam this chat with saddle pictures lol!

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      #167737
      Cloaked Mystery
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        Injuries are not gonna matter too much, since Kate can heal serious injuries nigh instantly (though a limited amount), and Katonia and Brian have a stone that  heals unlimitedly.

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        #167738
        Sara
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          @highscribeofaetherium

          It depends on the horse. Elk are probably Quarter Horse sized, but definitely not as big or heavy as a Clydesdale. For reference, Elk are between 700-1,200 lbs, where Clydesdales are about 1,700-2,200 lbs. They’re HUGE!!! Anyway, sorry, I need to quit talking about horses lol

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          Sara
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            @rae

            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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            RAE
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              @savannah_grace2009

              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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              #167741
              RAE
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                And yes, I am a follower of the 20% rule.

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                #167742
                HighScribe
                @highscribeofaetherium
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                  @rae

                  What’s the 20% rule?

                  A disturbingly short time ago, in a land uncomfortably close by...

                  #167746
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                  @rae
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                    @highscribeofaetherium

                    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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                    #167747
                    RAE
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                      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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                      #167748
                      RAE
                      @rae
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                        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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                        #167754
                        HighScribe
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                          @rae

                          Ok, I thought it was probably something like that.

                          A disturbingly short time ago, in a land uncomfortably close by...

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                          Sara
                          @savannah_grace2009
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                            @rae

                            Oh, yeah. I forgot about the 20% rule. That makes sense.

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                            Trailblazer
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                              @rae @savannah_grace2009

                              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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                              HighScribe
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                                @trailblazer

                                You’ve seen elk?!?

                                A disturbingly short time ago, in a land uncomfortably close by...

                                #167783
                                Trailblazer
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                                  @highscribeofaetherium

                                  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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