how much do you weigh and how big is your horse

[madeleine1]

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.

so true ive been teaching my friend to ride mine she is 10 stone and i gave her no end of lectures about being gental and holding the saddle if needs be rather then pulling on her or loosing ballance

 

[Spinal Tap]

10 stoneish, 5 ft 7 and 16.2 middleweight. I'm a bit of a size queen There are so many variables when it comes to what rider a horse is happy to carry, I would never make generalisations. I used to work at a very large (70+ horses) RS which catered for people of all shapes and sizes, and there were some horse/rider combinations which should have 'worked' but didn't, and some that seemed awful in theory but they worked well. I would take each case on its merits.

 

[amandaco2]

i am 11.5 stone ish and 5ft 6 but i want to loose 2 stone
horses are 15.1hh ISH, 16h KWPN, 16h TBxWB.

 

[silverstar]

Im 5ft10n and weigh 12st. Ive been trying to lose a little bit of weight since the summer, but having read this thread maybe Im not too bad. My doctor says my weights fine. I used to be 10st two years ago. Ive been riding a 15.3 tbxwelsh and my last horse was a middleweight 16.3 ISH but I prefer the bigger horses because Im tall.

 

[immoralorchid]

as u can see a 14.2 hh dales pony really struggles with 16 stone
tee hee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW88MaVuCA4

 

[madeleine1]

as u can see a 14.2 hh dales pony really struggles with 16 stone
tee hee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW88MaVuCA4

o yer looks like hes on his knees i cant believe the weight these horses are expected to carry

i used to ride my friends 14.2 tank lol and he used to jump better with me then he did with her (she was 9 stone). because i knew what i was doing