how much do you weigh and how big is your horse

[ElphabaFae]

5'3" & 8 stone 5, ride everything from 12.2hh (if being naughty) & I have ridden a 17.3hh part bred shire

 

[SmallHunter]

5ft 10, 11st and I ride a 15hh part bred appy and a 17.2hh WB at my heaviest I was 14st and both coped fine with me.

 

[TallyHo123]

I'm 5'6, 8 and a half stone (put on nearly a stone since holiday in July!!) and ride a 15.2hh TB and a 16hh Tb

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

5'7 and 8stone 2, my own horse is 16.2hh, but i can comfortably ride anything from 12.2hh to 18hh.

 

[maxapple]

5'5 and weigh 8 1/2 stone. Ride 14.1 welsh x and a 15.1.

 

[Pony_Puzz]

I'm 5ft 5 and just on 11 stone. But I'm in the process of trying to lose it, at my heaviest I was 11st 6. My pony is a 14.2hh MW who doesnt struggle and has bucked me off in excitement before.

 

[EventingDaun]

I weigh about 10 stone, couldn't tell you how tall I am though. Horse is heavy weight and has no problem with my love of cake

 

[bigboyrocky]

5'8 and about 10 and a half stone.. my horse is 16.3.. i will quit happily ride anything 15.2 upwards. would ride smaller but not for long on a regular basis

 

[JustMe22]

I'm 5'8, just over 8 and a half stone. The horse is a 16.2hh TB ex-racer

 

[mytwofriends]

8st 10lbs with a 16.2 horse.

 

[flump]

Im 12.5 stone and 5'7 and ride my 4 which are
15.3hh Tb
16.1hh Tb
16.3hh Tb
and a 16.2hh IDXTB

They all carry me fine and with mine i'd soon be on my arse with my lot if I was to heavy!!One of them is very cold backed so I have to tell him i'm only 7 stone when I get into the saddle!!!

I also ride a 15hh lightweight Tb and he carrys me fine!!

 

[LOZHUG]

Im 5ft 6 weigh 9st 7lb and my horse is a 15.2 hh ISH

 

[echodomino]

Well I was 12st3lb and riding my 15.2hh TB who I've had for 9yrs (and been near enough the same weight for most of that!) and a 17hh TB I've had for 2yrs BUT since being with OH (2yrs this Oct) I'm roughly 13st7lb, at 5ft11/6ft and both horses still carry me fine. Though to be fair the 15.2hh is 21 and semi retired

 

[dizz4]

this is good. im a little less then u at 16 st and shes 16hh sport horse, quite heavey for her breeding.
and we still clear 1.20 sj corses. just wanted to hear that there were some people like me lol

I am about 14 and a half stone on a good day, love to be a lot less wouldn't we all....??

I ride a 15 hand Welsh Cob, he is a very chunky boy and has no trouble carrying me at all, feel sometimes like he doesn't know I am there but he is incredibly strong (I think anyway)

Keep on going, the exercise is good for you, just bought some roller skates, so exercising can be fun.....

 

[marinitagsd]

Just under eight and a half stone and my girls are 16hd and 16.2hds

 

[wildwest]

im sorry but the cat little versus small child is absolute bull lol
the reason the cat litter is hard to carry is because its carried
by your arms.........child via back no comparison

 

[FestiveBoomBoom]

9 stone. I have a broken 16.3 TBX and a 13.3 Welsh D

 

[JenniferS]

im sorry but the cat little versus small child is absolute bull lol
the reason the cat litter is hard to carry is because its carried
by your arms.........child via back no comparison

Shetlands used to be ridden by fully grown male shepherds, they're sturdier than they look. I'm sure it's around the same case with other ponies/horses etc unless otherwise stated.

 

[rebchico]

ergg this thread does nothing fo rmy self esteem :O
I'm 5'6 and 9 1/2 to 10st... and I'm sixteen :O
I ride a 14.2/3 cobby thing

Some of you lot are sooo thin...

 

[NeilM]

I'm 6'1", weigh 12.5 stone and squish a 14.2hh NF gelding.

 

[sykokat]

5'2, 9 and a half stone, ride a 14.2 irish bean, she's happy and so am i.

 

[Hollyberry]

Hmm, I am impressed by all you slender people who are happy to give your weight. I weigh about 10 stone and am 5'3" and ride a 15.1 welsh section D and 15 connemara. I do think though that there are more heavier people who are too embarrassed to admit their weight and |I sympathise as someone who struggles to maintain myself at 10 stone!

 

[Mickyjoe]

crikey theres some horses/ponys expected to carry alot of weight
sorry but if you are for example as said 16 stone you will not ride like 13 stone ?
you will ride exactly as you are 16 stone !!!
im not judging anyone just truly shocked at how much some people weigh and what they ride

Have been reading through this and am amazed that it took this long for someone to say this!! I agree completely. If you are 16 stone - then that is what is sitting on the horse's back - no matter what your instructor or friends say..

 

[madeleine1]

Have been reading through this and am amazed that it took this long for someone to say this!! I agree completely. If you are 16 stone - then that is what is sitting on the horse's back - no matter what your instructor or friends say..

even if thats true then my horse can carry me on the 20% theory pluss another stone and she has never had any problems with me and we have a very good relationship

 

[madeleine1]

crikey theres some horses/ponys expected to carry alot of weight
sorry but if you are for example as said 16 stone you will not ride like 13 stone ?
you will ride exactly as you are 16 stone !!!
im not judging anyone just truly shocked at how much some people weigh and what they ride

what do u base this shock on? even if i ride like a sack of patotoes im still below her weight limit of 17.6

 

[marmalade76]

I'm about 9st 10lb and my horse is a 14.3 MW connie x.

 

[Onyxia]

im sorry but the cat little versus small child is absolute bull lol
the reason the cat litter is hard to carry is because its carried
by your arms.........child via back no comparison

Child is on back,litter in a back pack-which muscles are being used?
The ONLY difference is that the child is holding their own weight making it easier to carry them.

crikey theres some horses/ponys expected to carry alot of weight

That they are capable of carrying without harm.

sorry but if you are for example as said 16 stone you will not ride like 13 stone ?
you will ride exactly as you are 16 stone !!!

Weel,duh
Of course weight is weight,the difference with someone who rides light is their ability to let the horse get on with it's job.
A person who rides light is still their weight,but wil not hamper the horse as much as a lighter rider who sits like a sack of spuds whic is why it is important.
I did say "as lng as the horse is not asked to carry more then it is capable of" and very much doubt anyone would argue that ridign light means they can over burden their horse!

im not judging anyone just truly shocked at how much some people weigh and what they ride

ROFL!

 

[Thelwell_Girl]

One of these threads AGAIN?

Cant someone just ask a simple question, i.e. "How much do you weigh and how big is your horse?" without it turning into this saga?!

FWIW, OP, I weigh 11 stone, 3 pounds (just weighed myself). I ride at a Riding School. Some of the horses I ride: Bonnie Coblet and Albert are 14.2-ish. Dawi is 15.2. Pally is 15.3. You might very well have seen pictures of them in my lesson reports.

To all those who have commented on suitability. Do I look to big for them? Does it look like their poor little legs are going to collapse under them? Do they look unhappy? Nope.

 

[NeilM]

Cant someone just ask a simple question, i.e. "How much do you weigh and how big is your horse?" without it turning into this saga?

Nope!

These threads always turn into a 'too fat / tall / small / short for your horse' arguments

 

[dollybirdz]

I agree to a certain extent that 'weight is weight', however Ive seen quite a few skinnies that cant ride either side of their horse banging up and down on its back and balancing themselves on its mouth.

Ive also seen 'bigger' riders that sit beautifully with an independant seat.

I know which one I would rather see.