WHAT CAN A BIG WELSH COB CARRY??? AND DO YOU KNOW ONE 4 SALE?

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Hi im looking for a big welsh cob but it needs to be able to carry 14.5st, is this cruel? my current horse is 17hh warmblood but i really want a fun welsh as i deeply miss my boy i had a few years ago! Really love the welsh breed and would like to get into some showing again ( local fun stuff! ) Am hoping to drop weight ! im sure having 2 horses would get it of pretty quick!
 
my 15.1hh welshie carried me at 14.5stone for years. i've lost a stone now and just bought a 5yr old 15.2hh welshie who seems to have no probs with me.
 
*expects to get slated again*

My 15.1 Welsh is perfectly happy to have me on board at 14 stone and has taken me round the Intro courses at Isleham and Little Downham.
 
Well I had to buy my "big" Welsh D from Wales (Im in NE Scotland!) as they seemed to be quite hard to get hold of. Mine's 15.2hh but seems 10 times bigger! He's SOOOO huge (not fat at all though I may add!). He's not known as The Tank for nothing! He'd certainly carry a decent weight. Just choose one of the chunkier ones.
 
I would think that one of the traditional well set Welsh welsh cobs would carry that no problem at all! But you are not having my boy...he is all mine!!!
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F is a D, at 15.2hh and built like a tank the vet reckons he'd carry up to 18 stone - I'm not that heavy but I'm heavier than 14 stone and he carries me no problems.
 
The horse's height is irrelevant. Weight-carrying ability depends entirely on how much BONE the horse has.

The rule of thumb is that a horse (or pony) with 8 inches of bone can carry up to a maximum of 13 stone (including tack, so does NOT mean a 13-stone rider). 9 inches of bone can carry up to a maximum of 15 stone (again including saddle, rider's heavy clothing, hat, boots, etc). 9.5 inches of bone or more is a serious weight-carrier.

Weigh yourself in full riding gear, with saddle. Then measure the horse's bone (circumference of the front leg, just below the knee - sorry if you already know this!). If you are ringing up after advertised horses, ask the sellers to do this - if they don't already know their horses' bone measurement. This will give you a reliable indicator of whether the horse can carry you or not.

Welsh cobs tend to have quite a lot of bone, so it should not be hard to find a suitable one, but it's worth asking, so you don't waste time going to see unsuitable ones!

Hope you find your fun Welshie!
 
I own a full up 15.2 Welsh D who is 11 years old and I am a large lady I am 5 feet 9 inches tall and am 15 stones I had her saddles made to measure for her and me. The master saddler made the pads underneath the saddle wider and longer to cover a larger area of her back in order that the weight is more distributed over the back area.

I have had her over two years. I regularly have her back and tack checked and to date there have been no problems. She carries me easily and thinks nothing of charging around the fields at a fast pace for long periods of time.

Therefore the moral of the story is - if you look after your horse's back through good quality saddles and have regular check ups with the physio you should have no problems.
 
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