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Re: [RC] Rider weight vs horse size - Joe LongKitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF wrote:Ok, here's a new topic I'd like to gather opinions on . . . My mare is 14.2 hh and weighs about 880 to 900 lbs or so. Personal body weight plus gear and pack weight is probably about 185 total. Even if my mare is conditioned properly, do you think this is too much weight for her to do a 50? Or am I just a softy and worrying too much about her carrying said weight? Lol Just curious. You aren't even close to too much weight for your mare. Many endurance horses have had long and outstanding careers carrying a larger percentage of their body weight than your mare will be carrying. My "ideal" size for an endurance horse is about the same as your mare, and my weight with tack is about 190 pounds.
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