How fat is too fat for a 148cm

[bluemoon123]

OK - you can be as brutally honest as you like but how much (rider) weight is too much for a 148cm chunky Connemara?

 

[x_Sammie_x]

any piccys of your horse?

 

[scotsmare]

I would think around 10 stone would be plenty - but that's just my opinion.

 

[Dizzle]

I've seen someone of 18stone on one.

Don't think that would be good long term though. I'd deff say more than 10stone though.

 

[Libbyn1982]

I think a bit more - I'm 10 stone and I ride and jump 13.2hh occasionally. I suppose it's not regularly but he feels as easy with my weight as the 16hh.

 

[JoBo]

Totally depends on the pony! I’m just under 12 stone (seriously need to lose weight) and my Mum’s 14’2hh Fjord easily takes my weight!

 

[samstar]

I ride a 13.2 hh native x and I'm 10 1/2 stone. ( hides my head in shame). She'd carry me for miles.

 

[Cuffey]

Our 14.2hh Connemara used to go XC with 12stone up --the jockey coming back complaining about how hard he pulled. He is very powerfully built with very big muscular hind end and strong neck. I have read approx 20% body weight of horse.
Connemara weighs 430kg on tape so could carry 86kg approx 13stone.
It does relate to build of horse and fitness as well
If you were watching Olympia--comments about previous jockey of Edwina Alexanders horse they reckoned he was around 16stone on 15.2hh not exactly built like a tank.