Pony Squishers Not-So-Anonymous - show yourselves!

[tabithakat64]

I'm currently 14 stone something and dieting, I ride a 14hh HW cob and also my own horse

My vet & RI have told me that I'm not too heavy to ride him, even though he's 14.3hh and only has 9 inches of bone.

This is me 5 foot 3 inches, riding my 13.2hh, I was about 10 stone 7lb here (terrible pic about ten years ago, excuse my bad position I don't ride like that any more

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This is my sharer riding my pony (she's 5ft 6 and 7 and a half stone)

Here I am again on a 13hh, 20 year old pony

 

[StarFell]

I'm 5ft8, 10st10 and this is me on my 13.3hh fell:

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

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How big is she and how big am I?

Reckon I'm too big?

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Your horse looks to be about the same size as the Arab I used to ride so about 14.1? You are probably about 5'6" ish? You look good on your ned though!

 

[Araminta]

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LOL, I figured it was Sen the Arab

She was a picture that day. We were riding in a procession and there were all unfamiliar horses around up (some of which were acting up) plus paired up with the fact, the parade was running an hour late, did not make for a happy mare!

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Oh poor her. She is very pretty though, even with her "grumpy face" on

I had a lovely AA that I evented for years - only 15.1 but heart of a lion and HUGE sense of humour!

I would post pic of him but don't know how

 

[golddustsara]

Well I am another proud pony squasher!!! My vital stats are 5ft 8, 10st and riding a 15hh connemara. My don't I look mahoosive on him hahaha look he can even jump:

 

[StarFell]

My poor lad can barely get off the ground with me, look...

 

[golddustsara]

Wow SS he can barely move haha. I love your pony - deffo one of my fave HHO ponies and I think you look fab on him!

 

[Grey_Eventer]

someone should make a post about people who are tiny on huge horses, im sure someone will complain about everyone being over-horsed etc. etc. lol....
i rode my friends 13hh yesterday, i was forced into it lol... it was great fun, im 8.5 stone and we got airborne lol i have also ridden recently a 11.2hh we didnt actually move as i didnt want to kill him but hey hes sturdy and it was fine but i cant find the hilarious photo

ive also ridden a teeeny 12.2hh pony, we jumped fillers etc. aswell was funny, she didnt care either!

 

[brighthair]

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I do hate seeing over weight people on horses or ponies of any size though. It must be uncomfortable for them.



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depends what you class as overweight, I AM overweight if you go off the BMI scale and I'm not by any stretch slim. But I am toned, fit and heavy all at the same time!

My doctor says I am heavier than I look

 

[Vicki1986]

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I do hate seeing over weight people on horses or ponies of any size though. It must be uncomfortable for them.



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depends what you class as overweight, I AM overweight if you go off the BMI scale and I'm not by any stretch slim. But I am toned, fit and heavy all at the same time!

My doctor says I am heavier than I look

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oh please dont get me wrong im not too precious about these sorts of things, i actually mean overweight as in too heavy for the animal in question.

Its interesting as i have looked at the OP that started this one (about the TB what weight can it carry) and i think its so hard to judge by weight, its how you carry yourself, how fit you are etc and how you ride.

Weight can be a very very decieving thing indeed. I am a lot heavier than a lot of bigger people than me. muscle weighs more than fat so if im a bit heavy i console myself its bcos i ride so much!!

and of course not because i eat too many pizzas!!

 

[StarFell]

Thanks golddustsara! I've had a few comments from people saying I'm too big for him, I don't think I look too bad though

 

[Donkeymad]

Heck, is Buttons still working there? She must be at least 24 years old now

 

[spotty_pony]

I'm SJ_Superstars and I own and ride a 14.2 hh pony, although I don't squish him, my legs are slightly long on him! I also ride and squish a 12 hh Exmoor pony!

 

[loulabelle]

Oh I like this thread doent make me feel like Im the only one riding a pony lol.
This is me (all 5ft 10, 10 1/2 stone of me!) when we were breaking in my currently 13.3hh gypsy cob. He is still growing so hopefully ill stop looking so daft once he fills out and hopefully grows another inch or 2! (and excse the tight reins)

 

[JoBo]

Oh just saw this post, Fab! Here is me pony squashing Badger the Fjord, who is basically a horse on short legs anyway, he, he!

 

[Hels_Bels]

Ok so i have to be the biggest pony squisher of the lot!!!

im 5 10ft and weight not sure

anyway
on 14.2hh pony i used to ride

Another 14.2hh

!3.2hh pony im riding at the mo

Another 13.2hh

All of them clearly unhappy

cause there obviously been squished

 

[random_rider]

5ft2 about 8 1/2 stone XC an 11.3hh welshie. This jumps in the 2ft6 course

 

[teresagarsden]

I am proud to be a pony squisher....... i rode DoDo my 12.1hh section a at the weekend and i am 5'8" i did get some funny looks though!! But some one has to do it!!
Now looking for a small rider to do first ridden at 35 yrs i think i may be too old!!

 

[harrihjc]

Somehow I make Flash look absolutely tiny....

but I'm 5ft 3, 10 stone...and he's 15hh! I think it's because he's all leg and somewhat compact, he fits into a 5ft 6 rug with room to spare