What kind of weight should he be?

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Just wondering in Kg what kind of weight pickle should be he is just over 17.1hh. A cyclesdale x (no idea crossed with what). He is 14 years old He is taken for has the following work.
1 1/2 hour hack a lot uphill
an hour private lesson
1.5 hour of lessons with my 6ft 3 dad
1 hour jumping lesson
2 hours work in the RS on sunday.

Not sure if this is relevant just thought I would cover everything! I am just interested to know roughly what weight I should expect him to be

A piccie of the beast
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To be honest, you are better off assessing his weight by condition scoring him than by trying to work out what weight he should be. As a rough guide you want to be able to feel his ribs easily but not be able to see them. His neck should not dip sharply in front of the withers, but neither should he have a fatty crest. Quarters should be covered enough so hip bones aren't jutting out, but neither should he have a big gutter down the top of his bum.
 
I really have no idea how to condition score!!! Think would have to get some more piccies and some experienced people on here to help!
 
Thanks for that, I am not really clued up on this kind of thing. allthough I think he looks fairly good at the moment to me, he could very easily pile on the pounds is a good doer
 
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