This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In the summer 2000 issue of Gated horses they have a wonderful article about heavier riders and horses and what they can carry.
Wow, I know my math is not my strong point, but it seems as if that's not much weight. Our gelding is a big boy, 14.1 hands, 8 1/4" cannon bone, almost 1100 lbs on the weight tape. He's not skinny but he's not fat either. Using that formula he can only carry a total (rider and tack) of 150 lbs to meet 75. Using a western saddle (30 to 40 lbs) than he can only have a rider of 110 lbs. max!! So I hope that formula is wrong - he's my husbands trail horse and I imagine he was 110 lbs about 40 years ago! :) On the other hand if it's a good formula than I can use an english saddle and call him mine and go shopping for a percheron and ladder for Don!!! Jane Maine where it is snowing yet again. sooooo ready for spring, up in northern Me. last week they had wind chills of -79F, we had a balmy -40F wind chills (around -5F actual).
