A question of weight - no offence intended

I think 15 stone is too heavy but then I am firmly of the opinion that we cause a lot of our horses' joint and soundness problems by asking them to do too much.

Why don't you suggest a maximum weight which you would be happy for him to carry on a regular basis and put the message across tactfully. You never know, that might give the lady an incentive to lose some weight.

You are obviously not terribly happy with her weight in any case, otherwise you wouldn't have asked.
 
I thought that poster was implying a PB/TB .ie a chunky monkey, as opposed to a full lightweight TB or Arab.
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That said I do agree with your comments.
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Perhaps we could be told the weight/further breeding of the horse, and base our replies upon that information.
 
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Personally I wouldn't want someone of 15 stone regularly riding my horse but then I know I'm a bit precious about these things.

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Ditto this - my HW cob is a weight carrier but I still wouldn't want him carrying this weight on a regular basis.
 
I got the weight info from a veterinary paper which,sadly , i've lost the link too, and also from an old cavalry remounts manual.
 
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If your horse weighs 500kg's (same as my TB) based on the above calculations, I would say that the horse should be able to carry 16 stone.

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I have just worked out that my 600kg horse will carry 15 stone 7 pounds
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It depends on which calculation you did! If you do the 1/6 rule then yes but if you do 20% then that is 1/5

does that help?
 
QR- no offence meant to anyone but X stone is X stone regardless of how "light" they ride. Gravity dictates that!

Sure a balanced X stone is better than an unbalanced X stone but it's still a Xstone weight on the horse's back.

Just my opinion...away back under my stone now
 
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She wouldn't be riding my horse I'm afraid.

Two reasons -

1. Too heavy
2. Will she stay on if the horse has a whoopsie??? Probably not.

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Absolutely agree with this. There is no way that I would take on a sharer of this weight - there is too much that can go wrong to be honest and if something happens to your horse as a result of this woman, she is going to just walk away and leave you with the mess.
 
The thought police are on patrol then!! We're all so scared to say something that's considered controversial, that many people won't say what they really think. Hmmmm, love to think that we have a society that's moving that way...... Isn't it called a dictatorship?
 
Sorry, but I'm afraid I will have to go against the majority on here. BONE is what is important when determining weight-carrying ability - these 20% and 1/6th formulas are just misleading, as they depend on how much condition the horse is carrying.

The old rule of thumb is that a horse with 8 inches of bone can carry up to 13 stone. And that's with saddle, rider's clothing and everything, so does not even mean a 13-stone rider.

Therefore by any standards, if this horse has 8 inches of bone, a 15-stone rider is much too heavy. Don't care how nicely she rides, she's at least 2 stone too heavy for this horse.
 
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