Right weight for my horse

[shoeey]

Dear all, I may be taking a 15.2 IDxTB on loan.
She's quite overweight at the moment because she's not been doing much for a while. I weight taped her at the weekend and she was around 640 kilos (can't remember exactly).
What do you think would be a good weight for her - I know I'll be able to tell by eye when she looks fit but wondered what weight that would be?
She has an apple bottom and her neck's a bit cresty at present but she is definately more ID than TB

 

[Nailed]

Weight tapes are.. queit francly.. crap lol
Use your eye, you will be able to tell when she reaches the correct weight.

Lou x

 

[walkandtrot]

She should be in the high 500's, I've the same probs keeping the weight of my ID mare, she's on Dengie HI-Fi good doer at the mo, working a treat!!

 

[TGM]

Weight tape readings are a rough guide that varies from horse to horse depending on conformation. If you took two 15.2 ID crosses who were both a healthy weight they could have very different weight tape measurements according to whether they were deep chested, short-legged or not.

Best way is to condition score - you want to to get her weight down to a point where you can feel her ribs easily but not see them, and get rid of the gutter on her bottom and the crest on her neck.

 

[MrMeldrew]

Weigh tapes are not crap IMO. They are very useful for gauging weighloss aswell as by eye, as long as you remember they are a guide NOT gospel.

Ideal weights are individual though and you need to find the right one for your horse. With a peachy bum and cresty neck she is obviously overweight. I have a TB x ID and he is just over 500kg oon the weightape so obviously very different to yours OP. lol

 

[shoeey]

Thanks all - everyone on my yard seems to weightape mad whereas I've only ever gone by eye!