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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Hope this is ok-- I'm working on an article and I would like to interview some plus sized riders. If anyone is interested PM me. The article has to do with struggles, strengths, etc.
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| I was a XL bordering 2X. I have since lost 42 lbs. I'd be interested in telling you the differences. |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Central Texas | You can PM me too |
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Miracle in the Making
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| Nateracer - 2015-01-30 8:55 AM I was a XL bordering 2X. I have since lost 42 lbs. I'd be interested in telling you the differences.
congratultion |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | What size are you considering "plus" size? If you are a size 0 then 8 is plus size to you LOL |
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Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | fulltiltfilly - 2015-01-30 9:19 AM What size are you considering "plus" size? If you are a size 0 then 8 is plus size to you LOL
Size 12 and up. |
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Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Nateracer - 2015-01-30 7:55 AM I was a XL bordering 2X. I have since lost 42 lbs. I'd be interested in telling you the differences.
Congrats! |
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Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I've sent messages out -- they're in my outbox at the moment. Hopefully they will go! |
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Location: North Dakota | I'm plus sized but I don't admit it :) but I will answer questions too. |
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 Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I have to say, I have almost stopped riding all together and my weight is a HUGE factor in it all. I feel so off balance on a horse anymore and my reflexs are awful. I only wish I was a size 12 but I also felt VERY comfortable riding at that size and was my size for many, many years. It has been the last two years that I have really put on the weight and I am the heaviest I have ever been. I have lost almost all my confience.
I acknowledge that I am at a crossroads with horses. I want/need to buy a new horse this spring but I have to start with my weight first. I don't want to ever judge what weight someone feels comfortful with but I know first hand how much weight affects one's skills. That is me in the avatar in 2007- size 12- LOVED, LOVED riding then! would have NEVER of thought at that time, I would be thinking about walking away (ok now that I am tearing up...)
I did join a gym yesterday with FRIENDS to help keep me motived so I hope I can come back on here by summer with some postive news :) |
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Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Just sent out the emails of the list of questions -- I **think** I've gotten everyone -- there's been a lot of interest, which confirmed my suspicions!
If you want to do the interview & you didn't get the email with the list of questions, shoot me an email at [email protected] .
I think this is going to be fun!  |
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 A Lady with Fight
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Location: NC | Trying to find a good quality 16 inch saddle without having to custom order one. That's the biggest struggle.
I'm ok with knowing I need a 16. Others need to accept that fact and stop trying to squeeze an 18+ butt into a 15 inch saddle. No bueno.
Oh and treeless. No one over 160 or so should be riding in a treeless. Period. End of story. Do your horse a favor and just get the tree.
People thinking your horse sucks and can't run faster than 3D when in actuality it could totally kick everyone's butt f your own butt wasn't 12 sizes bigger than the average little can chaser.
And finding nice jeans in big girl sizes is pretty much impossible unless you enjoy your jeans doubling as a bra.
That's about it besides the obvious. :) LOL |
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Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | hlynn - 2015-01-30 9:19 PM Trying to find a good quality 16 inch saddle without having to custom order one. That's the biggest struggle. I'm ok with knowing I need a 16. Others need to accept that fact and stop trying to squeeze an 18+ butt into a 15 inch saddle. No bueno. Oh and treeless. No one over 160 or so should be riding in a treeless. Period. End of story. Do your horse a favor and just get the tree. People thinking your horse sucks and can't run faster than 3D when in actuality it could totally kick everyone's butt f your own butt wasn't 12 sizes bigger than the average little can chaser. And finding nice jeans in big girl sizes is pretty much impossible unless you enjoy your jeans doubling as a bra. That's about it besides the obvious. :) LOL
  ..... or you want to pay more for the jeans than you did your horse! |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Well if you still need anyone I'm Def a plus size rider! |
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The Advice Guru
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| hlynn - 2015-01-30 9:19 PM
Trying to find a good quality 16 inch saddle without having to custom order one. That's the biggest struggle.
I'm ok with knowing I need a 16. Others need to accept that fact and stop trying to squeeze an 18+ butt into a 15 inch saddle. No bueno.
Oh and treeless. No one over 160 or so should be riding in a treeless. Period. End of story. Do your horse a favor and just get the tree.
People thinking your horse sucks and can't run faster than 3D when in actuality it could totally kick everyone's butt f your own butt wasn't 12 sizes bigger than the average little can chaser.
And finding nice jeans in big girl sizes is pretty much impossible unless you enjoy your jeans doubling as a bra.
That's about it besides the obvious. :) LOL
Not sure if you are looking for a saddle right now, but seen some average quality billy cook, circle y, maybe one Martin on Facebook barrel saddles for sale |
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The Advice Guru
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| hlynn - 2015-01-30 9:19 PM
Trying to find a good quality 16 inch saddle without having to custom order one. That's the biggest struggle.
I'm ok with knowing I need a 16. Others need to accept that fact and stop trying to squeeze an 18+ butt into a 15 inch saddle. No bueno.
Oh and treeless. No one over 160 or so should be riding in a treeless. Period. End of story. Do your horse a favor and just get the tree.
People thinking your horse sucks and can't run faster than 3D when in actuality it could totally kick everyone's butt f your own butt wasn't 12 sizes bigger than the average little can chaser.
And finding nice jeans in big girl sizes is pretty much impossible unless you enjoy your jeans doubling as a bra.
That's about it besides the obvious. :) LOL
Not sure if you are looking for a saddle right now, but seen some average quality billy cook, circle y, maybe one Martin on Facebook barrel saddles for sale |
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A Lady with Fight
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Location: NC | cheryl makofka - 2015-01-30 10:36 PM
hlynn - 2015-01-30 9:19 PM
Trying to find a good quality 16 inch saddle without having to custom order one. That's the biggest struggle.
I'm ok with knowing I need a 16. Others need to accept that fact and stop trying to squeeze an 18+ butt into a 15 inch saddle. No bueno.
Oh and treeless. No one over 160 or so should be riding in a treeless. Period. End of story. Do your horse a favor and just get the tree.
People thinking your horse sucks and can't run faster than 3D when in actuality it could totally kick everyone's butt f your own butt wasn't 12 sizes bigger than the average little can chaser.
And finding nice jeans in big girl sizes is pretty much impossible unless you enjoy your jeans doubling as a bra.
That's about it besides the obvious. :) LOL
Not sure if you are looking for a saddle right now, but seen some average quality billy cook, circle y, maybe one Martin on Facebook barrel saddles for sale
I have two decent 16 inches in my trailer now. A Pro Rider and a Circle Y NBHA. They both work for me and the horse I have.
It just sucks when you want to try a saddle out but no one even owns the seat size you'd need. So you're just stuck with trial and error with used ones unless you have $3000 just laying around to possibly waste.
And yes. Jeans are an investment anymore it seems. And the rise is either too low or too high. 'Mid rise' for 'regular' sizes translates to 'low rise if you have a booty or any kind of thigh' for the bigger ones. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I too am plus size according to that definition, though I'm actually less plus size as I've dropped from a 16/18 in the last year to a 12/14. Sounds like you have plenty of people answering questions which is great. I'm interested to see the article. Just to add, you might also try a poll just to give you some survey numbers to add a little more interesting stuff to your article. :) |
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