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How much should my horses weigh2007-11-24 21:16:05

Does anyone know of a good site that can help determine how much your horse should weigh?

It is purely out of curiosity that I am inquiring. I have a 16.3h TB and a 14.2h Arabian. Both were severely underweight when we got them and just wondering where they should be. We used a weight tape to approximate weight so we could worm them earlier this week. Arab was around 730lbs and the TB was right around 1150.

Both recently came from homes where they were not cared for properly so please don't think I starved them! I just have a soft spot for animals in need!

Thank you!

Answers:

I would also suggest the body scoring charts to help determine if they are where they should be. They don't sound way out of an average, but without seeing the horses its real hard to answer this question as there is no "set" weight guidelines.

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I would say around 650-700 pounds or more

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Your 16.3 TB should be somewhere between 600-700kg (x2.2 to get lbs! sorry) and I would guess that a 14.2 arab would be about 400 kg ish. Hope this helps, I find "condition scoring" better, if you put that phrase into a search engine along with "horse" you should get some charts etc. Good luck with them, they sound lovely. xx

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The TB should be around 1200-1300 lbs, the arab more like 900-1000 lbs.

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Are their ribs showing alot and over all look in poor health? That is how I tell.

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It's not exact weight so much as Body Condition Score you should be looking at; it's much easier to evaluate and tells you just as much about where your horse should be.