Todays Horse Racing Fixtures
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Apr

how did they weigh horses in the 16th century?

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uk horse racing
eclipse asked:


I found some slate slabs in my garden.each weight 22 pounds..so 5 equals 1 cwt..therefore 100 equals one imperial ton.
This part of middlsex uk was once part of a horse racing stud where the famous racehorse ‘Eclipse’ lived and finally died.
could these slabs have been used as part of a weighing machine for horses.
Stats
each is roughly cut into a semicurcular shape
40mm thick
390mm across the straight edge
290mm from straight edge to top of semicircle
one 23mm hole in each corner
I have formed a yahoo group where photos are available
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digiphotoarch

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Comments

taruane April 27, 2009

with throw-weights.

phylisha06 April 29, 2009

i think instead of finding their lbs, they found their boyd fatpercentages and body mass.

or by how much they can pull.

spurs2103champs May 1, 2009

I think it was how much weight they can pull. Horsepower

DoNt WaNnA bE aN aMeRiCaN iDiOt May 3, 2009

with stones. kind of middle-ish big

tahuckins May 7, 2009

Counter weights

BidDogARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFf May 7, 2009

I think the weight of these stones probably has nothing tto do with horses. Correlation does not equal causation. It’s sort of a big leap to say that because there were both horses and identical stones, the two must somehow be related.

Daniel May 8, 2009

what position were these stonesin when you found them? were they next to each other? were they on the top of the soil? were they underground? orwere they shallow under the ground?

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