FAO all 5ft3-5ft5 riders...

Tiarella

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What size horse do you ride? Height and build?
Pics are also welcome.

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13hhLW Tally) to 13.3 Ginga
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(You know his build
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Is he HW? HMW
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? ) Happy to ride anything 12.2 HW/13 LW up
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13.3- Jump length
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13.3 Lighter weight dressage length
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13.1 Heavier weight (dressage length)
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13.1hh Light weight.
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I'm 5'2" so just out of your criteria but thought I would post some pics for a giggle...

On my last horse (16.3hh Selle Francais eventer)

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On my present horse (15.2hh TB)

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I have also had a 17.1hh TB, a 14.3h Section D, and a 15.2hh Irish Sports Horse (who was really a lightweight cob)
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I now have a 15.1, (passported 14.3, but measures bigger now) arab, who has a fairly wide back.
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I used to ride a 13h welsh x
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And this is me on a riding school horse last year. He was 16.2
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OOoo I forgot to say. I am 5'3.
 

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Me: 5'4 (aprox. maybe just under...)

Dante - (in dressage saddle, makes me ride like the lanky thing I am xD)
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Oatie - *I squish pony*
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(not my pony, was taken on work experience on my phone... hence its awfulness and the fact that the saddle was... weird o_O)
 

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5"3 bang on and 8 1/2 stone.
I ride anything from 12.2hh to about 16.2hh, I'm happy to sit on something bigger as long as its well schooled but find I struggle to educate a baby giant horse due to my leg length. My ideal height is abut 15.3hh- 16hh and that's what I'm most comfortable on. I used to like schooling little ponies but now just feel like there's nothing underneath me! My current horses are 15.2hh, 15.3hh and just over 16hh (but built like a tank!)
 

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I'm 5ft3....atm I'm riding a wonderful 15hh-ish MW...

however....these are some neddies I've ridden over the years...

11.2hh

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and another 11.2hh

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12hh

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13hh-my old loan pony....miss her still
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14hh

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15hh

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a thinner 15hh

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16hh

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16.2hh

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17hh

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Another 16.2hh

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17.2hh

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18hh

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Well I just miss out on your criteria, I am 5'2 and about 8 stone.


Here is my main ride: Titan- 17.0hh dutch warmblood

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Excuse the stupidly long stirrups
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I also have the ride of a 14.2hh connie ponio...

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I also ride a 15.1hh Thoroughbred, sorry don't have any pics handy x

Merry Crimbo to all!
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I'm just 5'5 I think and just under 8 1/2 st ..

My pony is 14.1 (just)

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I've just started riding my friends 16.2 fresian for her which is normally much bigger than I'm used to but feel fine on her.
 

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I am slightly out of your criteria too (at 5ft 1in). I have always had quite big horses - the biggest was just short of 18hh - but I had trouble steering as my legs had too little effect
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My current "project" is 16.3hh and I think I could have a similar problem
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. I don't buy them as "big" - I buy them as youngsters - praps I feed them too well
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My smallest horse (and current fav horse) which will stay with me for ever is 15.1 and is pictured below.

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im 5'3'' & ride both my 15.3tbx & 14.1nfx but also used to ride a 17.2idxtb (sadly he was pts on christmas eve RIP) who i did look a bit stupid on but he was a saint!
 

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I am 5ft4 and have 5 ponies. 3 of them are ridden, 13hh Haflinger/Welsh B/C type, 13.2hh reg New Forest pony, 14.1hh mini TB type. I also have a 13.1hh NF x Exmoor, she used to be ridden but not any more cos of a tendon injury, and then there is my mini Shet who I don't ride for obvious reasons
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I'm 5'3", and my horses are

Beans, just over 16hh, but she was smaller when I bought her!
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And Star, 16.2hh, (I only answered the ad because the magazine misprinted her height!
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I wouldn't like anything bigger than Star, but equally anything much under 16hh feels tiny to me. I've never really been into little horses, much as I loved and miss my 14.2
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