What percentage of your horses weight are you and your tack?

[Tillymay]

I am currently just under 15% with absolutely everything, but constantly worrying about it. He’s a fit 8 years old Irish 16.2hh and I’m about 11.10stone and my kit about 28-30lbs.

intrigued as to others.

 

[conniegirl]

Far too much (probably around the 23 to 25% at the moment) hence why im long reining him instead of riding at the moment

 

[Lucky Snowball]

I'm 18% when I ride my companion pony which is mainly to help with her weight. Competition horses I'm 12%

 

[ycbm]

I haven't weighed the horse so it's an estimate, but I think 13% and I wouldn't want to be more than 15% on a lightweight horse.
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[Cob Life]

just under 15% on the light weight and about 11% on the heavyweight. I still worry I’m too heavy for them though and I’ve had multiple people tell me I’m not too heavy

 

[SEL]

I'm about 15% on the pony (of the weight she should be not the post box rest hippo she is)

She's stocky but now I know about her various old injuries I wouldn't want any more on her.

 

[dreamcometrue]

Me and my tack are 60kg which is 15% of the ideal weight of my pony (400kg)

 

[SOS]

Around 12.3% - very accurate as I had to find out my tack and body combined weight to enter weight categories for a few events. And horse recently weighed too!

 

[Roxylola]

12 based on estimated horse weights - possibly a bit less if I've underestimated their weights or overestimated my clothes

 

[[153312]]

If she was still ridden 11.9 apparently.

ETA had to Google how much my saddle was I didn't realise how heavy it was!

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

With tack and full winter riding gear on, 13.4% as checked in mid January
I've shed a few pounds since then, also winter wear like heavy boots, so probably less at present.

 

[scruffyponies]

One of the scruffies went racing on Saturday. His lightweight teenage rider weighed in officially at 11st 11lb with the saddle. This was a racing saddle, so much lighter than a normal one. He is roughly 400kg, so that's not far off 20%.
Lord knows how professional jockeys get down to the weights they do.

 

[Widgeon]

I don't actually know. I don't know what my horse weighs - I have a weight tape but they're notoriously inaccurate - and we don't have scales at the yard so no idea what I weigh once I'm carrying my saddle and dressed up with my hat etc on. I would like to know! I'm not worried about weight though, the thing I worry more is keeping us both in balance - he's 15.1 and not overly wide, and I'm about 5'8" with long legs so I look a bit bean-poley on him with my stirrups down at hacking length.

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

Of her weight the last time she was weighed on weighbridge then probably about 11% but she was fat. Of her ideal weight then closer to 13-14%. She’s 14.1 and I’m 5ft2. Tack is relatively light.

 

[Polos Mum]

I'm 65 kgs plus kit (saddle, hat, boots) estimate of 10kgs = 75 vs. horse of 580kgs (he's only 15 hh but stocky) so 13%

I'm breaking one that is far leaner / smaller - so only riding 10 mins every third day to build up his strength - I will probably take 6 months to build up to normal level of leasure riding as I know I'm on the heavy side.

 

[PapaverFollis]

Probably about 12% of one and 13% of the other. Estimating of tack and kit weight. I just lost two stone and it feels like it has made a huge difference to them both, particularly the smaller chap, where it would have been over 15% before...

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

No idea as I’ve not weighed Faran on a weigh bridge in a while. He’s due his vacs so I’ll get him weighed when I take him to get them ?

 

[Alibear]

17% currently and I'm about as heavy as I get. She's a QH so as a breed they generally carry more weight for their size than others. My saddle is also very light for a western saddle. If I was using my previous one I'd be much closer to 20%