16hh.... 5'8" rider!

[FfionWinnie]

I am somewhere between 5ft7 n 5ft8 and ride a 13.2

Used to ride a 16hh tb and that was fine too.

I think you will be completely fine

 

[Andiamo]

I'm 5'8, and my horse is 16.1hh...

 

[OFG]

Err No!

I'm 5'8 and ride a 13.2 Exmoor

 

[BackRidingAgain]

Mind you I think Exmoors have that sort of reputation, I seem to recall reading once that they could carry an 11 stone man all day!

Whilst it is possible to look too big or small on a horse/pony I think the statue and build of the horse has more to do with whether they can carry you than their height. In particular I tend to think the wider the horse the more leg length you can lose LOL

 

[alphabetsoup]

I'm 5'8 and have a 16hh mare - she's only a skinny racing type... And she manages to make me look like a pea on a mountain top!

It's about what you find comfortable, not what the rest of the world consider the right height!

 

[Spotsrock]

Pingpongpony is 5'10. Her horse is 16hh and she looks great on it. Last one was 15.2 and she looked ok on that too.

 

[FfionWinnie]

Andiamo you look far too tall for that horse but I will be kind and give it a good home




What a lovely looking horse (and I am joking about you being too tall, in case it's not obvious!)

 

[Andiamo]

Andiamo you look far too tall for that horse but I will be kind and give it a good home


What a lovely looking horse (and I am joking about you being too tall, in case it's not obvious!)

Haha!! that's kind of you to offer him a home , but he has one already
Thanks for the compliment, your comment made me laugh

 

[Kallibear]

You're the same height and weight as me.

I'm happiest on something about 16.2 and middleweight as they take up my leg without feeling too big. 17hh and lightweight and 16hh and heavy also feel 'big enough'. However I easily ride anything from 15hh upwards and certainly don't feel huge.

It depends greatly on their girth depth though: a 15hh heavy cob will feel and look much bigger than a 16hh twiglet: I've ridden 16.2hh wafer-thin TB's who I feel ridiculous one

She's 15.2 and fairly deep chested

15.3 and not particularly deep chested

16.2, built like a brick house and I looked small on her most times!

15.1 and suprisingly deep and wide

and nearly 15hh and really not wide for a cob (and hence looking far too big )

 

[Solo1]

I'm 5'8 and I ride a 14.2hh

I'm only a teeny bit lighter than you, she still manages airs above the ground so I have no worries!

Me on a 15.2hh TB

and on a 16.3hh WB (bay)

 

[milesjess]

Good god no. I'm 5'8 and my horse was 15.3hh, perfect size IMO.

 

[monkeybum13]

Of course 5'8 isn't too big for 16hh!

 

[Jackson]

I think I'm 5'8.. Here's me on my 15.3.. I appreciate he's fairly wide and different from a 'skinny' tb, but if anything I think I look a bit small on him

 

[Madam Min]

I'm 5"8 and Chloe is 15.1hh