Is this too small for me?

Question

I have heard either way and I just wanted to see if this was worth going out to see.

I am 5'5.5" and weigh 110lbs and I am getting ready to look at a 10 yr old 14 hands horse for trail riding, I am not getting competitive just trail riding.

Thanks I just wanted to know what others opinions were.

Answer 1

You can not waigh more than 20% of your horses body waight, so if he is stocky you will be fine. And if you are just doing trails this wont matter but if you go in a show ring with that size horse and your 5' 5"  then you will be penilised because you will not look proper on him. but for trails your fine.

Answer 2

im 5.4 and have a 14.3 horse and have riden 14 horses :] dont worry

Answer 3

No, I don't think you're too heavy or tall.  It depends on the horse's build, of course, but I think you should look just fine.

Answer 4

14 hands is fine! im same height and weight as you and especially if your just trail riding thats a good height

Answer 5

Depends on how the horse is built. If he's a teeny little fragile 14hh, then you're too big. If he stocky and built strong, then you're fine. You can get a rough estimate of the horse's weight using a weight tape. Take 20% of that, and as long as it's more than 110, you're good :) I'm thinking you'll be perfectly light enough for most 14hh horses.

Answer 6

Sounds fine to me, I'm a little over 5'8 and weigh 115 and my boy is only about 15 hands.  

Answer 7

I think that would be just fine as you are just trail riding. If you were going to be competitive i would suggest at least 14.2 but that should be fine for trails :)

Answer 8

no...he's not too small, but it more the stockiness of the horse to be considered (diameter of his cannon bones, etc) ...that determine whether or not a horse can carry a particular height/weight

The typical horse can carry 20- 25% of his weight depending on his breeding and condition...

A brief recap of the calculations (your size/height doesn't seem out of proportion...I'm 5'8" and was riding an 14.2 arabian...) is in the attached link.

Good Luck on your horse search!

Answer 9

Sounds like he would be perfect for you. In fact, you could probably be a professional jockey if you had the interest and the training. Lucky dog!