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Is my Quarter Horse Mare obese?
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How Much Should This Saddlebred Horse Weigh?
Posted in Feeding and Nutrition, Veterinary Care, Weight, tagged grain, hay, horse weight, horsekeeping, management, nutrition, pasture, underweight horse on October 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Horse Weight
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Hi Cherry,
My name is Johanei and I’m from South Africa. The horse I’m leasing is a saddlebred and her weight doesn’t look to good for me!!
She’s 15.3 hands and weighs 385kg.
I really hope you can get back to me because some of the ponies are starting to weigh more than she is. She also has leg problems and the owner says she won’t be able to carry the weight which I don’t agree with. Please please please reply Enjoy you day and thanks for everything you do for horses.
Johanei
Did you read this article on our website? It gives you complete guidelines to evaluate a horse’s condition: Correct Horse Weight
Hi Cherry
Yes I did read the article and I still think her weight isn’t right. She had Colic a while ago and the lady didn’t even let the vet come and she stopped giving her the food she use to get and she only fed her hay.
Even if shes a saddle bred, I asked one of my older friends that knows a lot about horses and she told me she’s too bony.
Please reply. Johanei
Dear Johanei,
For other readers, 385 kg is about 850 pounds. You say the horse is 15-3 hands tall. It would be hard to imagine a horse that tall at that weight, NOT being underweight.
The guidelines in the article indicate that the horse is underweight and your knowledgeable older friend agrees that she is underweight, so my best answer is that from what you are telling me, the horse is underweight. Without seeing the horse in person, I can’t say for sure how MUCH underweight, but I’ve never known a horse at that height and weight to be in healthy flesh.
Since you are leasing the horse, you have certain legal rights as outlined in the lease and one of them might be your right to have a veterinarian look at the horse. In that way you can have an unbiased third party determine if the horse is underweight, how severely, and what should be done about it.
It is good that you are concerned about the horse. You need to get a professional involved and the best bet would be your veterinarian.