[AnAmericanMother]

Whoa! My mare is 16hh exactly, but I don't think she weighs much more than around 1200 pounds. She's built like a lot of T'breds, straight up and down! (Not a horse you want to ride bareback!)

I don't find her trot all that difficult, even though it's springy. We hunted in the fall for 3 hours plus, and it just really wasn't a problem. I either posted or stood slightly in the stirrups unless we were going downhill, in which case I ride in the back seat out of caution ;-)

[FrogInABlender]

I think I'd enjoy Hunting if I knew how to jump and had a horse that knew how to jump. There's a hunt club within about an hour's drive from here. I don't know their name, but I think they're based in Huntsville, AL (no pun intended). My only problem is that I'd be afraid I'd break my neck.