Spiritedly
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I know a 13hh who takes a 17" saddle and a 6' rug and another whose in a 5' rug and 15" saddle so I'm curious as to what size saddles and rugs people horses/ponies wear, especially in relation to their height.
Small horse/pony rug and saddle sizes
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mulledwhine
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My 12hh wears a 5ft rug and 16 inch saddle
Kiristamm
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13.2 with 5'6" rug and 16" saddle, utterly average I think!
flying solo
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Shetland 10hh takes a 4'9 rug and 13" saddle.
Welsh 13.2hh takes a 6'0 rug and a 16" saddle. (saddle can't be bigger than that!)
Welsh 13.2hh takes a 6'0 rug and a 16" saddle. (saddle can't be bigger than that!)
Natz88
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My 13.3 haflinger is in a 6ft rug & his saddle is 16.5''
Spiritedly
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Why can't it be bigger? I'm just curious as to why the sizes vary so much between ponies of the same sort of height.
Lintel
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14.1hh Highland.
6ft rug (possibly working his way upto 6.3ft)
16.5 inch saddle
Full sized bridle- well.. cob size with a full nose band and full browband
6ft rug (possibly working his way upto 6.3ft)
16.5 inch saddle
Full sized bridle- well.. cob size with a full nose band and full browband
Kiristamm
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Why can't it be bigger? I'm just curious as to why the sizes vary so much between ponies of the same sort of height.
Because the saddle should not extend past the last rib, it is rare (can happen) for a 13h ish pony will have ribs far enough back to accommodate a saddle longer than 16".
Spiritedly
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I thought it probably was, so the rug size would then be down to stockiness rather than back length?
hoxne8
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i have a 15hh horse who is 6ft rug
and a 12.2hh caspian who is 4ft 6
sorry don't know the saddle sizes
and a 12.2hh caspian who is 4ft 6
sorry don't know the saddle sizes
sbloom
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I fit saddles and probably 80% of my customers are ponies. I can't remember a 13hh pony that could take a 17" saddle, and our saddles do not have a long foot print. I have heard of one or two models that have a very small footprint and a 17" might be more equivalent to another brand's 16" but they are rare.
I have fitted one 13.3hh Icelandic who probably took a 6' rug or even longer, yet he could only take a 15" saddle, and that was our most compact model!
Models and brands all vary individually as do the length of horse's ribcages - they don't always bear any relationship to their rug length. If you know how to find the rear rib and track it up to where it disappears under the longissmus dorsi, which is the point to which the saddle xan extend - then make sure the saddle is back behind the scapula (get the points themselves at least 2" behind the scapula) and then check it is not sitting beyond the point of the last rib. On it is fine, but not more than a few mm beyond.
I have fitted one 13.3hh Icelandic who probably took a 6' rug or even longer, yet he could only take a 15" saddle, and that was our most compact model!
Models and brands all vary individually as do the length of horse's ribcages - they don't always bear any relationship to their rug length. If you know how to find the rear rib and track it up to where it disappears under the longissmus dorsi, which is the point to which the saddle xan extend - then make sure the saddle is back behind the scapula (get the points themselves at least 2" behind the scapula) and then check it is not sitting beyond the point of the last rib. On it is fine, but not more than a few mm beyond.