How tall are you and what size horse do you ride?

Bigger horses tend not to be as sharp as smaller horses. Perhaps their size makes it take longer for the messages to go from their head to their feet :-D
 
I am 5 ft 8 and my horse is 16.2hh.Think it's a good match.

I have ridden a 13hh pony too when I was younger and lighter but still the same height. That felt weird as she was a narrow pony too. Still managed to bolt down the beach no problem.
 
Princess16 said:
As in title? I am 5'9 and I usually ride RS horses of between 14.3 - 15.1 HH.

Always thought 14.3 HH would be too small for me but seems to work OK. As I'm new to riding dismounting a 15.1 HH can be daunting !

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It's really only a couple of inches difference ��.

My preference is around the 15.3 mark but I'm comfortable up to any height. Currently sharing a hw cob with my family, who is 14 something. I haven't been on her yet but I expect her to ride big. She's broad but also has a lot of presence, big strides, has a lot in front and carries herself well. I'm 5'6".

So long as you fit each other well (and lots of factors come into that), the actual height doesn't matter a great deal ��.
 
5'4" and 16 HH. Hackney sire and middleweight hunter type dam, a mistake but a good one. Agree with Orca regarding that height does not really matter.
 
Princess16 said:
As in title? I am 5'9 and I usually ride RS horses of between 14.3 - 15.1 HH.

Always thought 14.3 HH would be too small for me but seems to work OK. As I'm new to riding dismounting a 15.1 HH can be daunting !

What do you ride?
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I am 5 ft 8
and my horses have been in order

14.3 1/2 hh
14.2 who grew to 16hh
0 hh who grew to 15.1hh ................................. still have him
12 hh ...................................... and still have her
16.1hh ................................ just got her
 
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Orca said:
It's really only a couple of inches difference ��.

My preference is around the 15.3 mark but I'm comfortable up to any height. Currently sharing a hw cob with my family, who is 14 something. I haven't been on her yet but I expect her to ride big. She's broad but also has a lot of presence, big strides, has a lot in front and carries herself well. I'm 5'6".

So long as you fit each other well (and lots of factors come into that), the actual height doesn't matter a great deal ��.
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It depends actually, on where the withers are. A low withered 15.1 could be in reality, more than a few inches taller over all, than a high withered 14.3.
 
I am 5ft 8 with relatively long legs and currently ride a 16.3 (medium width). I am generally happy on 15hh to 17.2 depending on width and build
 
I'm 5' 10" and my mare is a 15hh WB. Not ideal, but she didn't grow to the expected 16hh, my ideal height. I'm not a fan of big horses, but it does mean I have to keep my weight down under ten stone.
 
I am 5"6 first horse was 15.2 I currently have a 15h Arab and a 15.3 Arab and I did have a warm blood mare that was 16.3, I feel most comfortable on the 15h but I have had him the longest so I think that's the reason more than anything else. Both Arabs are very wide though so seem bigger and a few people who have ridden them say there thighs hurt afterwards you do get used to it though.
 
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I'm 5'2" and a bit ;).
I ride a dainty 14.3hh PBA who is surprisingly wide through the barrel, a very solid 15.2/3hh and erm well Skylla is currently about 15.2hh but is only three and a half :eek::eek::eek:.

I prefer the 15.2hh mark but the finer sort, not sure how I ended up with the two tank like beasties!

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5'6'' ish and ride a 15hh stocky Arab
other horse is a 16' 2'' ish PRE but i don't ride him much , he feels too big and i'm always smacking my head on branches as i forget i'm higher up, i also forget when i'm dismounting and think eek where's the ground gone
 
Im 5'4 and own a 17hh and a 17.2. Always preferred bigger horses, however Ive worked on showing yards so ridden anything from 12hh-18hh on a daily basis!
 
spacie1977 said:
Bigger horses tend not to be as sharp as smaller horses. Perhaps their size makes it take longer for the messages to go from their head to their feet :-D
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You haven't met my horse, 17:2hh and possibly the sharpest horse at our 40-box yard! I'm 5'5", never meant to get another big horse (my previous ones were 17hh and 17:1hh) but fell in love with him the minute I clapped eyes on him.
 
I'm a hair under 5'4" and my old retired mare is 15.2hh. My other horse who I still ride, is 16.3hh, he is a bit big for me really but he is not wide and quite polite to ride so I don't struggle! Next horse I get will be 16hh absolute max (and not grey! she says...)
 
Im 5ft and own a 14hh New Forest a*se. Seriously give me a big one any day cos I had no problems at all with the 17.3 WBX that I used to share. This one has little man syndrome and by god you know about it...
 
I'm 5'6" and don't ride often as my own pony is retired, but when I can I have a riding lesson with a showjumper I used to work for on one of his horses. I always pick the same one, who is 17hh, and I feel very comfortable on him. He is quite lean and lightly built though, which probably makes a difference. My own pony is 14.2hh and I was still riding her a few years ago, but did feel big on her because she is very fine (Arab). She was bought for me when I was 11 but I kept riding her even when I was technically too tall as I really don't weigh very much (just under 8 stone) so I never outgrew her in terms of weight. If I were to buy one I would go for 16.2hh minimum, I think.
 
My weight stops me riding more than my height. I have ridden very heavy 14.1 cobs, but very fit horses and i would never ride long (approx 15mins) now i ride a 17hh cob and never feel he struggles with me.
 
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