Devonshire dumpling
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they are even arguing about what your weight is in stones lol
I try not to be contentious, however this 'rule' is completely wrong and dangerous. Would you put a 12 stone man on a 12hh pony? There is a formula chart for working out the weight a horse / pony can carry. I will post it tomorrow when Im at the yard. It depends on the size of the pony, age and fitness.
I think you'll be fine and I am quite surprised that people think otherwise!
My freind has ruiend her horses back and it is a 14.2 pony and she is only 9 stone or less. And I was stoped from getting a 14.2 jumping pony and I am 10 stone.
it totally depends on the build and conformation of the horse as i rode a 14.2 when i was 16 stone and he was more then fine. he was build like a small truck and was very square and correctly built. he had all the nessasery checks and i wasnt doing him any demage. i did only ride him for 30 mins schooling twice a week and a smaller rider rode him the rest of the time. however i would never dream of putting my big bum on a tb 14.2 so 10.04 could be light for the 13.3 or far to much. assuming the pony if the weight it should be tho i would go by the 20% measure as the 14.2 i rode was 500kg and id have said he was just slightly on the skinny side
Oh, and i think some people round here don't know what a stone is and how it relates to a kilogram. 63 kgs is 139 pounds, which is 9 stone 13 lb - one pound under ten stone.
they are even arguing about what your weight is in stones lol
You would be completely fine [=
The rule is 1stone to 1hh
I am about the same weight as you, and used to ride a 13.2hh new forest, who would take me round open XC courses, and 1m10 sjing.
As long as you are a light rider, you will be completely fine [=
bexcy-bee x
I think you'll be fine and I am quite surprised that people think otherwise!
I think you'd be fine, I ride a 13.3hh native at 12st and 6ft1 and he packs me about fine.