Wieght taped my mare today and she is 410kg! What is a good weight for a 14.3 mare? She doesn't look fat apart from the large belly. No gutter down her back or bum. No fat pads. She does have quite a crest but always has had. I,ve taken her rug down to a rain sheet and will be upping the exercise. What do your arabs weigh in at?
Mine vary between 410 and 430kg on the tape I've got, and I prefer to keep them on the lower side (they're not thin on that!). Mine range from 14.1 - 15.2hh. They are all fairly substantial pure breds, deep bodied and quite round.
But it depends on the tape and how you use it - a friend of mine weighs her 14.2, very fat (nearly obese) horse at 410kg despite the rolls of fat either side of the tape
I use mine as a guide for whether they are losing/gaining weight rather than their real weight, as I think it must weigh slightly light.
hi slave2magic i have same problem with my boy he is rather chunky and worry that he looks fat but he lives on air and actually when i ride him he looks completely different to me your horse looks lovely
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Posted - 18 Feb 2009 : 2:04:55 PM
