A How Much Weight Could It Carry...

[SavingGrace]

Its not the horse in the picture by the way something similar build and height (14.3hh)

How much weight do you think it would carry?

 

[MaisieMoo]

It looks similar in size to my 15h HW cob.

I weight 10 stone and Casper carries me easily so I'd say about 14 stone possibly more?

 

[Sexy Sietske]

A lady I know has a horse very similar in build, a touch taller at 15.1hh and carries her easily, I would have a guess at saying the lady weighs about 20stone.

 

[Nookster]

14 /15 stone

 

[NuttySpaniel]

Mine looks the same and carrys 17st easy

 

[Joyscarer]

Well my 14hh 3 welsh cob has less bone and carries my 14st + weight easilly despite being a very unfit so we keep it short

 

[Skippys Mum]

I read somewhere that a horse can carry an average of 20% of its own weight. Thats to include tack so a 500kg horse could carry 100kg which is about (fast check on google!!) 15stone and 10 pounds!

Hope this helps (and remember to include the weight of the saddle) - just realised I am well (fairly well - okay to be honest, just) within the limit for Arnold - happy happy days!!

 

[sancho]

Sorry to hijack the OPs thread, but SkippysMum: Your blog is hilarious!!!!!

I think we are living parrallel lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa

 

[Pink's lady]

Something like that could carry 15-16st easily BUT only if you could fit an 18" saddle to it. Some horses like that can only take a 17" saddle, and 16st sitting in a small saddle puts a huge amount of pressure under the panels.

That particular horse looks like could do with loosing 100kg of fat before it could carry a heavy rider - it's carry about 10st of it's own blubber at present

 

[gypsygold]

As to the original question - 16 stone providing you can fit an 18" saddle on him and they are balanced.

Regarding the blog this refers too .....

Sorry to hijack the OPs thread, but SkippysMum: Your blog is hilarious!!!!!

I think we are living parrallel lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa

It deserves it's own post me thinks

 

[BBE]

I've got a heavyweight cob, quite similar to the horse in the picture, however my guy is abit trimmer. Most I would put on him is 16stone

 

[JOJOBA]

I was going to say the same as PL, he will be able to carry a lot more once he stops hefting his own excess weight about!

xxx