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OK, I have created a new account for this, partly for obvious reasons and partly because I have mentioned my weight in previous discussions.

I want you to have a guess at my weight.
Imagine I've turned up at a riding school, I'm an experienced rider, though I know I am overweight and I've not ridden for a few years.
I am 5'7"

So what would you estimate my weight to be? Would you let me ride? If so, what sort of horse would you put me on?

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I had an interesting encounter at a riding school recently, so I'm interested in other people's views.
I don't want this to be a debate about weight and riding, I am more interested in people's ability to make a reasonable assessment of somebody's weight without scales - as staff have to do in the majority of riding schools.
 
Sorry if i am wayyyy out but i would say approx 12st (for your height)!! No offence again if way out!!
I would let you ride, but until I could see that you were well balanced and could actually ride I would stick you on a stockier cobby type. Sorry if thats not what you wanted to hear though!!
 
At a guess and i'm not going to say i'm good at this. I would say about 12 stone maybe 12 and half?

I would definitely let you ride if I owned the riding school and I would probably put you on a 16-16.2hh irish type. Mainly because I like that sort!
 
You have a similar shape to me, so as iam 10.8 stone (sadly gone up a tad lately, darn that chocolate) at 5'4'', you could be of similar weight?
 
Ok then, around 12 stone, probably a little under and I'd put you on something with a bit of substance but no feather (if that makes sense?) about 15.2. I can't say schooled to advanced medium as it's pretty pointless. What happened? Did they want you to ride a Shire on a lead-rein or something?
 
I have no idea how much you weigh but you are certainly not too big to ride! I would suggest anything MW 15.2 plus?

I think a lot depends on how 'light' someone rides. I have seen some average build riders who just look dead weights and I feel sorry for the horses under them and I have seen larger riders who are light in the seat, balanced and graceful.
 
I would say around 11.1/2 stone and I would put you on something around 16 hands MW and calm mainly due to your height and the fact that I hadnt seen you ride before.
 
13 stone give or take, your not fat but you are 'cobby' And I'd put you on a good MW or cob from about 15hands up. I was an instructor for years and had to do this daily. I also learnt that people tell fibs about ability, so I would pick one of our horses that I knew was a reasonable weight carrier and once you'd proved to be a competent balanced rider then I would reassess.
 
experimental said:
OK, I have created a new account for this, partly for obvious reasons and partly because I have mentioned my weight in previous discussions.

I want you to have a guess at my weight.
Imagine I've turned up at a riding school, I'm an experienced rider, though I know I am overweight and I've not ridden for a few years.
I am 5'7"

So what would you estimate my weight to be? Would you let me ride? If so, what sort of horse would you put me on?

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I had an interesting encounter at a riding school recently, so I'm interested in other people's views.
I don't want this to be a debate about weight and riding, I am more interested in people's ability to make a reasonable assessment of somebody's weight without scales - as staff have to do in the majority of riding schools.
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Blushes if I am wrong, 12st?, I am that and an inch shorter so in effect heavier
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I'd say around 12 - 12.5 stone. I wouldn't say you'd be a lot more than that tbh. If I was the owner of the riding school you'd came to, I'd find you a nice hunter type around 16hh or a sensible cob around 15.2hh just til I'd seen you ride and knew how capable you were :).
 
Please dont say someone has had the cheek to say you are too big :eek::eek: cos you are not!!
Im the same height so based on what I weigh I would say you are about 11.5 to 12 stone.
Really sorry if Im way out :o
Oh forgot to say, I would put you on something MW about 16hh.
 
I used to work in a riding school and so had to make this kind of decisions. I'd say about 11-12st, and would put you on anything 16hh+ that wasn't a light tb type, unless I'd seen you ride and knew you were a 'light' rider.

If all our larger horses were in use in other lessons, then I would put you on anything from 15.1 upwards that was a heavier cob type, we used to have a fair few that were mainly used for hacking and could easily carry someone of your size.

There would be absolutely no question about you being able to ride or not, there were plenty heavier people that we let ride, all be it on the couple of big 17hh MW horses. If we felt people getting too close to the weight limit we would politely ask, and if booking lessons over the phone we would of course ask height and weight. We wouldn't accept anyone over 14st as we simply didn't feel it fair on hard working riding school horses.
 
I would say 12 stone. Maybe a bit more because of your height. I woldnt say you look really overweight either. I think you look ok!( Dont worry... i dont fancy you as i am a straight female!)

At 5'7 I would want to put you on something about 16hh or even more tbh. Purely due to your height not your weight.
 
Very interesting indeed.

Well, I phoned up the riding school a month or two back, asked if I could book a lesson and told them my weight, they said no. Out of interest I was passing the other day, went in and asked if I could book an assessment lesson, which they were quite happy to do, and they happily showed me the horse I was likely to ride, a very nice 16hh-ish MW warmblood. No mention was made at all about my weight.

I weigh 16 stone (100kg - as weighed at the hospital just 2 weeks ago)

Would you still let me ride?

I told them my weight, they didn't seem to believe me and still booked me in for next week. I fully understand why riding schools have weight limits, and I will most likely phone and cancel tomorrow. It just struck me as odd that somewhere with a weight limit didn't have any scales & relied on their own estimate or their clients' honesty!

I think a set of scales would be a useful addition to most riding schools!
 
I am suprised how many people are putting this lady on large ID type horses. In my opinion 5'7" is an average height and to me she does not look overly heavy.

The general rule is a horse can EASILY carry 20% of its own body weight. The average 15.2hh riding horse weighs approx 1000lb.

Dont get me wrong, I dont think people that are too heavy for a horse should ride it but people need to be aware that healthy horses are capable of carrying substantial weights...I think this is why we see so many people over horsed.
 
I 100% understand where you are coming from. I just posted on a thread in Soapbox. I was your weight, and have lost a bit now, and I am 5ft11
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=387576&page=6

No riding school near me takes anyone over 13 stone ish, and when I was looking for a riding holiday I really struggled. Talland were quite happy to take me even knowing my weight, but TBH, I could easily just not tell them my weight
 
I was really interested reading this post. I'm 5'7'' and weigh about 13 st at the moment, after having a baby a few months ago. I'm currently horseless but desperately want to ride again. I want to lose more weight before I go to a riding school becasue I'd feel terrible if they said I was too large to ride! However, if I was riding regularly it would probably help me lose weight and give me more motivation.
 
experimental said:
Very interesting indeed.



I weigh 16 stone (100kg - as weighed at the hospital just 2 weeks ago)

Would you still let me ride?


I think a set of scales would be a useful addition to most riding schools!
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Where the hell have you hidden 16 stone??? I thought you were the same as me - just under 11 stone!!!
 
16 stone???? Get out. There's no way. Did you have bricks in your pockets when you got weighed? Seriously, 16 stone is like, size 20 odd and you're not that.
 
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