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

[muddybay]

I'm 5'5 and ride 13.2hh all the way up to 17.2hh my horse is 15.2 and that's probably my comfort height!

 

[tiggipop]

i am 5 foot 2 (on tippy toes) 2 of mine are around 16.1 and 1 is 18hh ! - a giant friesian chap !

 

[Desert_rider]

I'm 5'6" and ride a 15.2hh and she is the perfect height for me.

 

[welshpony216]

I am 5 feet 2 inches, and the pony I ride is 14.2.

 

[*MissEquestrian*]

I am 5.5, 135lbs, and my current mare is 15hh quarter horse. I did have a Hackney cross pony who was 13.2, and I felt great on her, and she seemed to do just fine with me as well! She was a little bit on the stocky side from her crossbreeding, so that took up leg. I also ride 16+ hh horses at the stables I work at, and they are awesome as well!

 

[JBM]

5’6 and I ride around 16hh
I’m mostly leg!

 

[peanutsmumma]

I'm 5'6 and my boy is around 14.1

 

[Greylegs]

5"7" and have a 16hh chunky Irish cob type and a 14.2 highland. I look fine on them both due to their build.

 

[Zoeypxo]

5ft9
16.1 warmblood x id, i could go slightly bigger and still look fine but i think 16-16.3 is the is ideal range for me
I ride for other people too so range 13.2-17hh. The 13.2 i feel way too big (tall) on but i only weight 9st

 

[Barton Bounty]

I am 5’2 ride a 16.1 tb

 

[Glitter is Fun]

5 ft 6 , nine and a half stone

Goldie was 15.3 but she was the biggest I've ever actually owned (I'll ride anything that's available lol!)

I prefer that "sitting next to the engine" feeling with a pony & currently looking for 14-14.2

 

[smolmaus]

5'2" on 14.1hh. She is the perfect height to hop off and the perfect height for a proper cuddle too.

I've been happy riding anything from 13.1 to 17.2, I just wouldn't want to have to feed the big ones.

 

[FiandP]

5 foot 8 and around 10.5 stone. My horse was sold as a 15.2 but we put the stick to him recently to confirm my suspicions that he's smaller and he's only just 15hh! Thankfully he's wide so takes up the leg ?

 

[Cob Life]

I’m 5’2 and I don’t have my own so at the moment the ones I ride are all between 14hh and 18.2hh

 

[Fabel]

5ft 1in on a 14.3hh and retired 15.1hh

 

[Ratface]

5ft 9inches. 16hh Arabian. Just right.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

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?

5ft8 Currently now 16.1hh but equally have had 14.3 1/2 - 15hh - 15.1hh- 16 hh 16.1hh + owned 12hh- 13.2hh

I wont buy anything over 16.2hh dont like big horses

 

[NeverSurrender]

5'5, just come off a 16.2 and bought a 14.1/14.2

 

[Barton Bounty]

I am very envious of all you tall people ????

 

[Boughtabay]

I’m between 5’6/5’7 & generally feel comfortable on anything 15hh+ & my current is ~16hh. I’d be happy to sit on a well built 13.2hh+ on occasion at my current weight. I’m more put off by the (lack of) length of horse in front & behind when you get below 14.2 rather than the height itself ?

 

[Elno]

5'4-5'5 (164 cm) and currently have a horse that's 15.1. I think he's too small for me even though he's the stockier type of horse. I feel more comfortable on 16+.

 

[Green Bean]

5'5'', 11 stone - My horse is 16hh (ISH). I go more by the weight ratio than height. A lifetime ago I was just over 7 stone and my gorgeous boy was 14.3hh
I believe cobs can carry a bit more on the weight ratio but don't know what that is

 

[SpotsandBays]

5’7, and my riding horse is 15.3 Welsh shape, youngster is 16.2/3 warmblood type

 

[lynz88]

5'7/5'8-ish and mine is 16.1HH. I have ridden a haflinger and looked fine on it

 

[NikkiQ]

5’9” and always ridden 16h+ (up to 18.1) since I was fully grown. So many other factors though, e.g. rider weight, horse and rider fitness, horse build, rider balance…

My current trusty steed is 16.2-ish but quite narrow. When I look at pics I don’t think I’d really look right on a smaller horse, when I go without stirrups my feet dangle below his belly!

 

[NikkiQ]

5’9” and always ridden 16h+ (up to 18.1) since I was fully grown. So many other factors though, e.g. rider weight, horse and rider fitness, horse build, rider balance…

My current trusty steed is 16.2-ish but quite narrow. When I look at pics I don’t think I’d really look right on a smaller horse, when I go without stirrups my feet dangle below his belly!

Actually, I tell a lie, rode a Welsh D at a trekking centre last year and she took up my leg fine. Was like sitting in an armchair compared to my current loan horse. ?

 

[soapy]

I'm 180cm (5'11") and ride a 173cm (17hh) horse

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I am very envious of all you tall people ????

I would rather be your height! I'm only 5'4" but those 2" makes me definitely too tall to ride my Shetlands in the ring! Which is annoying as there is no one small enough, old enough and good enough to ride a stallion up here ?