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What is the maximum weight you would put on a 16.1 TB. Saddle is synthetic, so lighter than a leather one.

This is she:

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Please bear in mind that work would only be hacking out at walk and trot, for a maximum of an hour, twice a week.
 
I have a 16.1 TB who is quite poor at the moment and has no top line or muscles along her back and hindquarters. She looks similar to yours in condition. I stopped riding her partly as I had put on weight and felt that 66kg was too much for her. When she was fit and well muscled I think she would have coped ok but when not completely fit I would like to keep her weight bearing load to 60-62kg.
 
64kg is approx 10 st give or take a few ounce things.
I ride a 16:2 TB and am a smidgin over 10 st. Never felt that he's had a problem with it and he wasn't very fit when I started riding him back in May time.

60kg is 9st 6ish
 
How old is she? What work has she been doing? Mine could definitely cope with more (over 10st) when she was fit and has the correct muscles along her top line. Is it possible to build her up on the lunge or long reining?
 
I would say a 12-13 stone rider would be absoloutely fine on her. If she was fitter/muscled I would think she wouldn't notice a slightly heavier rider either. She is a sturdy enough horse, if she objects or has pre-exisitng back problems obviously reconsider
 
personally i disagree with 9.5-10 stone, i think once fit she would be fine carrying 12-13 stone, especially as just hacking out. just be careful to build up slowly. many racing TB horses train on the gallops with 12 stone and my 15'2 is happy to carry my 12-13 stone dad on occasional hacks.
 
How much bone does your mare have OP ? The weight carrying capability should be firstly based around the amount and quality of bone the horse has, then the conformation faults, level of fitness and type of work expected from the horse.

She does not look like a TB weed, but she does look weak at the moment so the lighter the rider doing the initial fitness work will help her. When she is muscled, fit and fed she should carry 12 stone easily.

Measure her bone.
 
My 15.3h TB carried up to 13 stone no problem....just hacking in walk and trot shouldn't be a problem taking into account the above (although mine had awful confo) .
Bear in mind the capability of the rider.....a well balanced heavier rider will usually be easier for a horse to carry than a lighter unbalance one :)
 
it depends what 'type' of rider you are too, I'm 5ft7 and 11-11.5 stone and have a 16.1hh tbx (nearly all tb!) im fit and 'athletic build' my lad has no problem carrying me, i've seen 9st riders banging around on tbs backs or sitting like a sack of spuds,resulting in uncomfortable looking horses! whereas ive seen 12/13 st riders riding light with happy horses a recent ODE for example lots of tbs with men or regular sized women like myself careering around apparently loving life ;)
 
The one I have on loan is just like that, I'm 5ft 4 and having known her 2 years prior rode her at my heaviest of 12 1/2 stone but am 11 now..she doesn't bat any eye.
My boss is also heavier than me and rides her.
 
I'm glad to hear about the TB's being ridden by heavier riders. I am currently 13.7 after recently losing a stone, and don't plan to ride Big Bay until I am down to 12.7 at least. As I am lame due to the ever lovely Little Red double barrelling me I can't physically ride anyway, so the time it takes to heal gives me chance to hit the diet again :D

I plan to start long reining and lunging next week, so hopefully she will gain some fitness and muscle over the next few months, and she will also get her back and teeth done, and the saddle fitter out before she is ridden. I'm really looking forward to getting to know her, it seems like fate that she appeared in my life :)
 
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