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linklore · 8 months ago

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ok the potential argument of centaurs having more weight on their forehand = more potential pain is kind of. wrong??? i know human torsos are kinda heavy but theyre not really any heavier than a horse's head and neck considering the amount of muscle in them, and most of their weight is carried on the forehand anyway. they're built for that shit already, and if a centaur is also moving properly biomechanically (aka not being heavy on the forehand) they're not really gonna have that many issues. i understand wanting to figure out anatomy logistics, and i agree, its interesting, but in this case it just doesnt make sense to give them more problems

#centaurposting #centaurs #i have many worldbuilding/logistics thoughts on centaurs as someone who loves them and is also a horse person and yknow #sometimes. i just. the thoughts people have are well intentioned and well thought out #until you think about it for 2 more seconds as someone who Knows Horses and it doesn't track #if horses can get fit enough to carry a WHOLE person #not even just a torso #for ~24 hours of constant exercise and movement #for an endurance ride #i think centaurs would be able to cope just fine with that extra weight #especially considering the fact that theyve had it for their entire existence #since they were born. their muscles would be very accustomed to it #and its not dead weight because its even more integrated than a rider and able to support itself #because they'd be moving with themselves considering that #yknow. theyre a whole interconnected creature #idk its like saying hooves cant hold draft horses. they grow thicker walls to accommodate and also its stupid #bc the sole is what should be bearing the weight anyway!!! the wall thickness doesnt Matter!!!!!#anyway. horses are more malleable and less fragile than you think :) theyre resilient creatures or they would not have survived so well #for so long #come on man

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