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

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Princess16

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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?
 
I'm 5'8 and I consider my cob to be the perfect height for me at 15hh.

I've threatened to stop feeding my youngster unless she stops growing - she'll be backed this year and is currently 16hh :D
 
5ft 2 ........ 16.1 - 17.3hh

The shortest has the biggest, deepest barrel and is harder to get my legs around than the tallest
 
I'm 5'8" and have ridden everything from a 14.2 Dales pony who was nice and wide and felt a good size for me to a 17.3 warmblood - I have to remember when I dismount that the ground is a long way down!
 
I'm 5ft4 and as an adult have ridden a chunky 14hh cob up to a lightweight 16.3hh TB and lots in between. My own horses are a 15hh arab, a 15.1hh arab and a 15.2hh anglo arab. The 15.2 is plenty big enough when it comes to lifting off wet rugs and tacking up with her heavy saddle as I have a bad back.
 
5f7 and horse is 17h. He's narrow-medium build though so is easy to ride & feels smaller! :)

I've ridden a 13h to 17.2, it all depends on the build of horse tbh.

Eg. Me on different sizes
17h (tb x ish)
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14.2 (Connemara part bred) life height - do realize he looks bigger lol
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13h (wide barrel Ethiopian pony)
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5'4" - I ride my full up 15.2 when he is in work (he has no withers to speak of, so really is full up), but my new girl is 14.2. I can also happily exercise our 13.2 and don't really look too small on a 16.2. As long as you are a suitable weight, ride what you feel happy with. x
 
5'5/6 and have a 14.2hh. I sometimes wish he was a hand taller and he would be perfect but apart from being a little on the short size he is exactly what I want in a horse so I'll let him off :)
 
Im 5ft 11 and have ridden anything between 14hh and 17.2. RDA ride is 15.1 and wide, share ride is pushing 16hh :smile3:
 
5'7 & currently a 14.2 & 15.1

I break & produce & will have anything 14.2 or above that I like the look of :) I do have a type though. I generally go for the compact sporty types

Ideally I will have a 16.2 eventer when I buy 1 to keep. The likelihood is I will have a 16hh fiesty little powerhouse!
 
5ft2, if I stand up very straight! My old mare, who sadly recently died, was 16hh but didn't really seem all that tall to ride. I only became aware of her size when getting on and off! I now ride ponies ranging from 12.3 to 14.2.
 
I'm 5ft and my boy is 15.1 - 15.2 if he stands on tip toes. Recently I have ridden my friend's 13.3hh connie and felt fine on her and I've ridden another friend's 16hh WB and also felt fine on him. I feel happiest on anything between 14.2 and 15.2 but it does depend on the shape of the horse. I've ridden 16.2s that ride smaller and 14.2s that ride bigger. As long as I can use my short little legs I'm pretty happy on any size. Being an old fart though I find getting off dodgy as my cranky old ankles find the landing quite jarring.
 
Nearly 5ft8 and ride a 13.1 (bringing her on for daughter), 14.2 and 15.2.

13.1 (she's a Welsh what can I say, those barrels were vicious!)
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14.2 (who feels the biggest by miles)
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15.2 (who feels the smallest to ride and I'm including the 13.1!)
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I'm 5,5" and my horse is a chunky 17.2h ID. The groom at my last yard burst into laughter when she first saw me on him, stating I looked ridiculois(!) I love big horses; I prefer large slow paces and feel so much safer on them knowing there's a big neck to wrap myself around if something goes wrong. And got to also admit I love being abke to have a good nose over hedges into peoples gardens whilst hacking lol.
 
I'm 5ft4 (5ft5 if I've got shoes on with a slight heel), and own & ride a narrow, 13.3hh, TB type NF pony, whom I feel fine on. I'm actually quite lucky, because I can ride anything from a little 12hh Welsh pony (although my feet are by her knees!) to a sturdy 16.2hh hunter type, without looking too silly. :)
 
Im 5 ft 5 and i usually ride 2 school horses but i sometimes ride 5 of different sizes. I usally ride a 14 hh piebald cob mare, i sometimes ride a 16.3 hh piebald sports horse mare, i hardly ever ride another piebald cob mare, and i once rode a 13 hh dun gelding in a gymkhana.
 
5'5"
I say j is 17 HH he's really taller C and Fatty are 16.1 H is 16.2 Tatts 16.3.
I prefer 16.1 that's perfect for me .
 
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