OK, so what does 7 1/2 stone actually look like?

5ft 5, usually 9 stone 8. But had sickness bug so lost loads of weight am now 9stone 4! Have a flat tummy again hah! Untill I feel better and start pigging out!
 
I'm 5ft.2" and for all of my adult life until I had a course of steriods at 43 I weighed 7 and a half stones. I'm now back to 8 stones after nearing 9 on the steriods. I suppose some people are just naturally thin I never had to diet or made any effort to control weight in the past. I ride a haffy and a new forest type now so no problems if I do stay at 8 stones:D
 
Im 5.6' when I dropped to 7.5 stone (many years ago) I was very ill (diagnosed with over active thyriod) I was told I was bordering anorexia and my health was at risk! I certainly looked bloody awfull! My normal wieght is 8.5/9stone and im certainly not at that weight too big for my spindly anglo!
That article is an absolute farce and completely irresponsible!!
 
Here`s what it looks like .... this was me at my lowest weight as an adult ... I was 7st 9lbs in this picture, it was about 10 years ago .... yes i was slim, but i don`t think i looked ill ?


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Relax and breathe, I think its a typo! I'm pretty sure the rule is 20% and I think it has been mentioned in another thread on here in recent weeks?
 
People do have different metabolisms and bone structure, I think its best we stay out of judging who is healthy and who isn't!

I would need to be 48 kilos at the mo (lol) since my horse is at her skinniest, obviously if I make my horse fatter that isn't going to help, and there any percentage weight rule starts to fall apart...

Totally agree that young girls don't need any help to think they're too fat. Makes me so sad when a 9 year old starts talking about being fat like something out of sex and the city :-( I hope this article has not been too widely read by young folk!
 
I'm 7 stone 11 and I'm 5ft and I'm 43. I do not diet. When I start to get a little heavy which I can feel straight away, I eat the same but less and increase my exercise. Even with riding daily(which is a job) and taking care of mine, it's not enough. I vary little home workouts that are 15-20 mins long. Then I'm back normal.

There is a thread here Final Furlong started about racing. I posted some pics on there. Those were my racing days but I'm just a little lighter in those. No recent pictures of me not bundled up looking like a frumpy mud covered smurf.

Terri
 
I'm 5'3 (and a bit lol!!) I weight spot on 9 stone. My tack weighs 8kg so in total 63kg my pony is 379 on weigh tape so 16.6 % of his body weight. I would love to read the full report to see why they felt 10% was accurate
 
Flump, it's true. So sick of trying to look at bit classy, whatever that is when you spend your life in this weather, and coming in with mud everywhere.

Terri
 
If you want to see what 7.5st looks like, I'll happily post a picture of me....

Then you just have to imagine that image with my legs cut off and maybe an arm too...

Don't think that is a pretty picture really!!

I'm 10.5 st , 5'4'' and seemingly far too fat to be anywhere near my mare, and certainly not even in the same country as my little filly!!
 
I'm naturally thin but my healthy weight is 8st at 5ft5. I have dropped to 7.5st a few times when I don't concentrate on eating enough and I think I look to thin tbh. Here I am at 7.5st (in the grey top):-

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and this is me at my healthy weight riding my 16.2hh TB:-

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I certainly wouldn't feel heavy riding a 14.3hh cob at my weight but I may feel a bit leggy?!
 
Wow I'm also 5'10 and lowest I got to was 8.5st I looked ill gaunt and horrid actually I'm not a healthy weight of 10st 10 my mare is a 16hh Irish tb I wouldn't ride ponies now sadly but a 14.2 would carry me ok if your horse can handle you then great some heavier riders are more balanced than that of a lighter rider.
 
shadowboy said:
I would love to read the full report to see why they felt 10% was accurate
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So would I! I'm not an adult but I'm joining in:D
Jock's about 14.1hh and he carries all 10 stone 6 pounds of me fine. There's a 14hh pony at my riding school who I ride a lot and he tends to jump more willingly with me than with other, lighter riders.

I think if I was a pony I'd rather have a slightly heavier adult ride me than an inexperienced young child bouncing around, which would be the fate of a lot of ponies as there aren't many adults who weigh less than 7 1/2 stone. I'd fear for where the more difficult ponies would end up with no-one light enough and experienced enough to ride them.

But The Daily Fail is renound for completely misinterpreting any kind of research they write an article on so I will continue to happily ride the stumpy little 14hh things that I love so much:p
 
Tbh I think everyone who has posted a picture of themselves on here at 7.5 stone looks slender but definitely not too thin or ill.

I bet there are also lots of people that would look ill at that weight though. I think it depends entirely on your body type.
 
I'm 5'4 and weight 50kg..

Always been slim no matter what and how much I eat I always look and stay the same weight. One of my pet hates is people telling I'm to skinny and must be starving myself as it couldn't be further from the truth... I can eat more than most and can eat anything and not put a pound on just the way I am.

I don't agree with the 10% rule.
 
risky business said:
Always been slim no matter what and how much I eat I always look and stay the same weight. One of my pet hates is people telling I'm to skinny and must be starving myself as it couldn't be further from the truth... I can eat more than most and can eat anything and not put a pound on just the way I am. .
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Ok ok don't rub it in...!! :D:D;)
 
just like to add that my horse is around 440kg when competition fit, and with me being around 47kg, working that out as a percentage i weigh 10% of my horse. If i weighed any more than 7.5 stone then i would be too big!
10% is ridiculous, 20% rule is what i always knew.
 
I would love to see the original study the DM quotes to see how it has been 'interpreted'.

It says 10% in one line but then talks about 15% being satisfactory and 20% being a welfare issue. If their figures are be believed it says that only 5% meet the criteria

I would also be interested in what tests did they use to decide the weight that was acceptable, what range of horses were used in these tests (height, type, breed etc).
 
14.2 heavyweight cob? I went on one when I was 16 stone didn't bat an eyelid:D I don't trust anything the daily fail produces
 
I'm 5'4"-ish and I'm just over 7 1/2 stone, in my defense I have a high metabolism (my mid life spread will hit me with avengance if my family is anything to go by ;)) and I seem to stay at about that weight now I have my horse. My biggest was 9 1/2 stone. I'm not posting a picture though coz I'd break the internet ;):D
 
When i weighed 7.5 stone (my usual was 9-9.5) i was a size 6, and was battling with an eating disorder. Im now back on track to a healthy 9 stone and size 8 and my target is 9.5 stone and a size 8-10 like i used to be (height is 5'7")

I ride a 15.3hh TB and according to the news, im way too heavy to ride him. he weighs 475kg and so i should weigh 47.5kg which is roughly 7.5 stone. :eek:

Never again would i like to weigh that much. I looked terrible. No pictures though as im very camera shy when theres not a horse stood next to me and i couldnt ride much when i was so weak xD
 
I'm 6ft & 8 stone (you can see pics of me in my gallery) & I don't look ill or feel it!
I suffered from eating disorders terribly in my teens & have never managed to put on weight properly, I eat like a pig (according to OH!)
It still means according to that report i am too heavy to ride my boy, him being 15hh & 475kg :rolleyes:
 
Everyone on the photos posted look great and healthy at the weight they are, i just dont have the type of body to be that light, with wide shoulders and hips, and so i looked like a walking skeleton, in fact i didnt go out of the house much because of the comments.

Think the min i could comfortably be without things jutting out is 8.5stone and even then id be too heavy for my boy :o
 
Becca-84 said:
Sorry on phone so can't quote. I DO actually weigh that little, always have done. BMI is usually around the 16 mark. Yes i am underweight but drs are not overly concerned because i don't go out of my way to starve myself. Im naturally like this and my sister is the same. Criticise all you like, believe me Im used to hearing it.
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i'm the same as you, i can make people really ill simply because of what i can actually eat in a day and still not gain weight. the dr put me on different meds and i managed to gain a couple of stone and looked alot better however the slightest bit of stress and the weight falls off me.
i am 5'8/9 and weigh in at 8 stone at the moment, 2 months ago i was 12.2 stone. i'm still eating healthily but the weight is dropping off me. the dr isn't concerned about me either because of what i'm eating.

6yrs ago i was between 7 and 7.5 stone.
 
Well I have to say I do feel quite fat reading other posts. Most of you are so elegant looking! Me, I'm like I said, a smurf. Small but due to galloping horses I have thick arms and shoulders. I have longish legs for my height but then no length in my torso. Hence forth the smurf comment. I am muscle bound a bit. I actually don't like the way I'm built. My sister is the skinny elegant one. But her body isn't built for moving round bales and dealing with all that life with horses throws at you. But in fairness I think both of us were scared witless we'd end up like our cousins and aunts and uncles. Morbidly obese for their entire lives and they're still going. Medical marvels if you ask me.

But I think it's safe to say I do not like how I look. Big huge football field of a forehead and the worst eyelashes on the planet. Not looking for "sympathy". At 43 I am what I am and that's life. I can still rock a set of full leather chaps. You need a half decent butt for that so I have pluses! LOL!

Terri
 
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