Tall men riding tall horses?!

[katastrophykat]

My OH is 6'6, and we're half toying with the idea of a biggie for him- part bred Draft, however he's very long legged as well. Has anyone got pics of tall riders on horses, and the size of horse please? Just so we can get an idea of type. He'll be about 15 st

Thanks in advance!

 

[Cortez]

It's not so much about the height of the horse, more about how the barrel of the horse takes up the rider's leg. I have a 14.2 with an enormous barrel and used to ride a narrow 17.1 - in photos you wouldn't see the difference between them (and I'm 5'9" with v. long legs).

15 stone isn't all that much for a man really, so a good heavyweight hunter type should do him, and I'd try anything from 16.2 up for him.

 

[JFTDWS]

For some reason I was expecting a thread about someone with a fetish for tall men riding tall horses...

Alas I have nothing useful to contribute.

 

[Mrs G]

For some reason I was expecting a thread about someone with a fetish for tall men riding tall horses...

Alas I have nothing useful to contribute.

I think I may have this fetish...

 

[Auslander]

For some reason I was expecting a thread about someone with a fetish for tall men riding tall horses...

Alas I have nothing useful to contribute.

I'm hanging around - just for the pictures!

 

[1ST1]

This is my quite tall (185 cm - Google tells me it's 6.1) husband riding my tall (175 cm) stallion:

And this is husband again this time riding a taller (180 cm) but narrower horse with dressage-length stirrups:

Hope this helps

 

[littleshetland]

I I used to have a guy here (lovely bloke) who kept his horse on livery - he was 6'9" (!) and his horse was about 18.1hh ( stallion).
When you saw them out and about together, from a distance, they looked of average size, but up close - gosh - they were an impressive sight!

I once saw a Dutch bloke riding at Hickstead (Dressage) - He was about 6'5" tall - his horse, a Friesian stallion was only about 16 - 16.1hh, but somehow they looked absolutely right for each other.

 

[Archangel]

My OH is 6ft 3ins most of this is leg. His horse is 16.3 Shire X - she isn't overly wide which helps with his long thigh bones.

 

[Greylegs]

Look at any pic of William Fox-Pitt riding. He's tall and long legged but rides an assortment of horses.

 

[Honey08]

My husband is 6'4 and makes my 16h medium weight ISH look tiny (he is all legs, like WFP on a horse! He looks good on his 17h ISH who is a good middleweight.

Sorry, would post pics but haven't been able to since I changed to an i pad.

 

[katastrophykat]

Thanks guys!

 

[Rapidash]

Any more pictures...? You know, for science...

 

[Kikke]

if someone tells me how to properly post pics, I'll post some off my hubby who is 6'7 on his belgian draft.

 

[Kat]

I can't get a photo to work but there is one on my profile of my 6ft2 leggy husband on a 15.1hh cob. He rides long and did look a bit tall but was comfortable and was always placed out showing and dressage.

He now rides our mare who is about 15.3hh and quite fine. He tends to look tall whatever he rides, I have seen him make a 17.2hh WB look like a pony so he may as well ride what he is comfortable on and he prefers something under 16hh.

The crucial thing is being able to get a big enough saddle to accommodate his length of thigh. He felt unbalanced in a 17" because it put him in the wrong place and his knees poked out over the knee roll.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Any more pictures...? You know, for science...

Yes. Science is important.

 

[Tern]

For some reason I was expecting a thread about someone with a fetish for tall men riding tall horses...

Alas I have nothing useful to contribute.

You're not the only one.

 

[NeilM]

I would concentrate more on the weight carrying that the height.

I am just over 6'1" and I ride a 14.2hh New Forest who is a really beefy lad.

Weight wise, at one time I was around 12 1/2 to 13 stone, but these days I am always under 12 stone (I do a lot of cycling to keep thin and fit).

I also exercise a 16.2h Anglo Arab and ride him in a similar width fit saddle to the one I use for my NF, so effectively I am just higher off the ground.

 

[dollymix]

Yes. Science is important.

VERY important

 

[Tinypony]

Well, I battled with the img code and couldn't manage to post photos, sorry! But if you Google my friend Steve Halfpenny - he's a fraction of an inch under 6'7" tall in his socks. There are pics of him riding all sorts of shapes and sizes of horses. I think his pally, Gandalf, is about 16.2hh.
It really shouldn't matter if the ankles end up below the line of the belly, as long as horse and rider work well together.

 

[Tern]

Well, I battled with the img code and couldn't manage to post photos, sorry! But if you Google my friend Steve Halfpenny - he's a fraction of an inch under 6'7" tall in his socks. There are pics of him riding all sorts of shapes and sizes of horses. I think his pally, Gandalf, is about 16.2hh.
It really shouldn't matter if the ankles end up below the line of the belly, as long as horse and rider work well together.

Is this him?

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Purely in the interests of science, here is proof of the importance of type, over height, of horses which suit tall men.

Here is Colin Firth as Mr Darcy aboard a leggy finer type:

And here he is aboard a shorter, cobish type:

And here is Colin Firth without a horse (as a control)

Credits obviously due to the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. Aka the ONLY version of Pride and Prejudice.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

I thought it was going to be a new male member!

Op look at pics of Mark Todd he used to ride some smaller horses eg Charisma/ Broadcast News.

agree with science needing images to add to the benefit of the study

 

[FfionWinnie]

It really is as Cortez says the size of the barrel. My new mare is 14.2. My last mare was 15.1. I look the same on both. The 14.2 wears a 6ft3 rug and a F/s bridle etc, is very uphill and has a big upright neck. As my instructor said, she may be nearly a hand smaller but she's three hands wider. I'm not sure you could tell without actually riding her tho. It's been an eye opener for me (she was meant to be 15.1 so it's lucky!).

 

[FfionWinnie]

Purely in the interests of science, here is proof of the importance of type, over height, of horses which suit tall men.

Here is Colin Firth as Mr Darcy aboard a leggy finer type:

And here he is aboard a shorter, cobish type:

And here is Colin Firth without a horse (as a control)

Credits obviously due to the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. Aka the ONLY version of Pride and Prejudice.

Sorry there was a horse you say. :drool:

 

[dreambigpony]

Love how this thread has turned out haha...any scientific photographs of tall men on tall horse (preferably under 23 years old- purely for scientific reasons) Just think we need more variables...

 

[Hump991]

My OH is 6'8 and says he outgrew horses when he was 17......bearing in mind he grew up on Sark in the Channel Islands he spent a lot of time with horses in his youth. I have a 17hh Thoroughbred but he hasnt ridden him, we feel that he might be too heavy despite being overweight. Would love to get something one day that is suitable for the both of us, although realistically more for me as he would only come for a ride every now and again.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Science!

 

[Tern]

Am I the only one that doesn't find Colin Firth attractive?!

 

[NeilM]

Am I the only one that doesn't find Colin Firth attractive?!

Not the only one, he does nothing for me whatsoever.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

Am I the only one that doesn't find Colin Firth attractive?!

I'm the same, Benedict Cumberbatch or whatever his name is does absolutely nothing for me either.
I like sporty