What Would you Say about size of rider for this horse?PLEASE HELP?

Question

He is a 17 hand warmblood. 10 years old. How much should the maximum rider weigh for him, (Go as high as you feel would be safe for him) and how tall? Pictures are below...

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v699/DraftXDressage/Tigger/

Thank You Please answer quickly!

Answer 1

His weight would help out in figuring this....I have no real idea, but I'm guessing a horse that tall must weigh around 1400 to 1500 lbs, which would allow him to carry 280 to 300 lbs at 20% of his own weight, and at 25% of his own weight he could carry 350 to 375 lbs.

If the horse has a sturdy frame and shorter back, 25 % is the rule of thumb.  If the horse is more average built, go with 20%.

I don't know how to figure the height.

ADD....my 15.3 hh Arabian weights 1000 lbs., and my 15 hh stocky paint weighs 1100 lbs.

ADD...I found a warmblood site that puts the average 17 hh warmblood at 1400 to 1500 lbs.

Also, it has been found that width across the loin is important to capacity...the wider it is, the more weight the horse can carry.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i would say about 150lbs

Answer 4

hes a beautiful boy the rule is 20% of his body weight but i would think he could easily carry a 200 pound guy. Now for serious eventing, you would want a light rider but for flat work and dressage no problem.

Answer 5

he is quite a pretty thing, isnt he!

warmbloods are quite strong horses, they can carry up to about 90-100 kgs, but anything over that can sometimes result in him getting tired alot faster.

with height?

it doesnt really matter, i dont think many people could possibly be too tall for a 17  hand warmblood.

as long as he is nice and fit, he should have no trouble carrying up to about 100kgs.

but as i said before, the more heavier you are, the more trouble he is going to have carrying someone.

he is very cute!

-rahh.

Answer 6

Well for starters he looks gorgeus!!!!! Um  i think you would have to be a resinable height and as for weight you really need his weight .

Answer 7

How gorgeous, if he's yours you'r a lucky person! But he looks quite fit and well-built. He could probably handle 80-95 kg. But I don't know too much about warmbloods...

Answer 8

height is not as important here... weight of the horse is. horses doing heavy exercise (jumping, endurance, cross country, etc..) are generally comfortable carrying 20% of their body weight (rider and tack included) from this picture i'm geussing he weighs around 1000-1100 pounds as he's not heavily built. that would mean he could handle 200-220 pounds MAX. just for short pleasure rides on level ground doing walk/trot or short canter sessions horses can carry 30% of their body wieght... so that would be 300-330. BUT, horses built long and narrow like this one are NOT going to be comfortable or stand up to those kinds of wieghts because of their light build. tall thin horses are not the best option for heavy riders. personally, i wouldnt put more than about 175 pounds on this horse. riders over 200 pounds really need short, wide, thick stocky built horses with short backs and short coupling.

***there's NO way this horse is 1,400 pounds1 this horse may hit 1,200 if he was in proper competitive condition, but just in pasture shape this horse is not that heavy and rather narrow boned

Answer 9

20% of his body weight for regular riding, I'd go much lighter for jumping/competing though.  And it's been said, at 17 hands anyone but a basketball star would be fine on him height-wise.

Answer 10

20% of the body wieght is what is found acceptable on this web site.(from 90% of the answers i've seen)

my trainer and a few others said that they can carry more if they can handle it.

i was  5'6 and 200lbs when i had my 16.2 1,200 lbs quaterhorse/tb and he was fine, didnt bother him a bit...

some warmbloods do have draft horse mixed in and those ones can tip the scales heavier.

Answer 11

under 200 lbs.

Answer 12

150

Answer 13

umm idk

maybe 80-90 kg would be alright

just test it and see.

if the horse falls over than your load is too heavy

Happy Riding

Answer 14

horses can usually carry about 20% of their weight that includes rider and tack.   when you sit on you horse with your legs in the stirrups the should fall right above the bottom of the belly. or somewhere in the lower shoulder area

Answer 15

6ft2 about 120kg