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

I'm 5'2 and my horse is 16'1. If I get off when we are out hacking I either have to find something to stand in or shove him in a ditch to get back on.
 
I’m 5ft1 and depending on my weight I’ve ridden anything between a 12.2 and 17.2.

My comfort zone is between 14hh and 16hh but depending on weight and type of horses pony I’ll go smaller or bigger :)
 
I'm 5ft8, my horse is just a shade off 16hh.

When I was having lessons in a riding school I mainly rode horses over 14.3hh, right up to 17.2hh.

The smallest I have ridden regularly as an adult is a 13.2hh Fjord Horse, but she's built like a tank and takes my leg up better than many much bigger horses. The only issue is the shortness of the neck in front of you, I couldn't have jumped her and if she'd ever bucked I would hit the deck.
 
I am 5'3 and 8 stone, and I've ridden anything between 12hh (a naughty pony needed sorting out by an adult, normally I wouldn't ride that small) and 18hh. My own gelding is 16.3hh and I hope my colt doesn't grow much taller than that, as I've realized it's probably the upper limit of my preference when it comes to the height of a horse.
 
I’m 5’1 and have been since I was about 12 lol (27 now)....had a 13h and a 13.2 through my teen years and they were the perfect height for me, even when a lot of my friends moved onto horses it never interested me as I liked my littles and now have a 15.1 but she’s quite fine..any bigger and for me I just feel like I can’t get my legs round them, but did have a go on a 16.3 a few years ago, though I apparently looked like ‘a pea on a drum’ haha
 
I'm 5'7 and my native pony is somewhere between 13.2/13.3hh but he's as wide as he is tall :D

I've ridden up to 16.3hh/17hh and felt fine on them all, but I'm just a 'native pony person'. I love their cheeky character, their sense of humour, their hardiness and 4x4 ability for our off-roading adventures.
 
I’m 6ft and my current ride is 15.2hh - in fairness he is very(!) wide....

I only weight around 58kg though so in my riding school days was put on anything from 14hh to 17hh :oops:

My preferred height is 16.2 up purely because my legs are so long bringing up my heels can become a bad habit very quickly!
 
5’4” - current beast is a Welsh D at 14.3. Perfect size for me.
Last one was 13.3, real chunk, heart of a lion and big strides for her size.
One before was 16hh TB.
I’ve ridden everything from 12.2 (when I was lighter!) up to 17.3.
My preference is 14.2 to 15.2.
I chose not to even look at horses over 16hh when I was looking last year.
 
5’8 and im a waif of a thing so prefer 13.2hh ponies as theyre cheeky paces, nimble and bumpy, and not too far off the ground to mount/dismount or fall off! ?
But my horses are chunky 14.2, and slimmer 15.3.
I enjoyed riding heavy large horses at RS for that very lonnnng sailing through the air rising trot!
 
5ft 2 and 7.5 stone. I have ridden anything from a standard Shetland to a 17.2 ex Grand National horse but I now have a 13.2 cob. I was always more comfortable on 13.2 to 15.2 and knew the bigger ones had to be well-mannered and well schooled or I would be struggling.
 
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