In a horse race, each horse is to carry an assigned impost, which is a specified weight. It includes the weight of jockey, saddle, and saddle pad.
Race horses carry different weights according to their age, gender, past performances, race condition, and difference in competence. Through analysis of such factors, the handicap weight is assigned to each horse. This is to provide competitors with a fair opportunity, preventing superior horses from racing far ahead of others. In other words, heavy weight is assigned to the horses that are likely to win, and light weight to the horses that are not, making the racehorses’ abilities comparable.
In order to meet the weight, a heavy saddle can be used or the jockey wears a lead pouch on his waste. Sometimes, the difference in weight among the horses is 10 kg [22 lb] or more. In other words, superior horses carry heavier weights.
When you find it heavy to carry the weight of your life, why don’t you think, ‘The reason my burden is heavy is that I am strong and capable enough to get through it’?