Being in the horse world is definitely one of the most beautiful feelings ever, but on the other hand, it is also associated with a lot of responsibility that we need to have to provide the best possible life to our horses. It is not easy to take care of a horse, even a lot of experienced riders might make a lot of unintentional mistakes while taking care of their horses.
You might think that you are providing your horse with everything and you will expect everything to go perfect but then you get an unexpected aggressive behavior or other problems that you cannot explain. As strong as powerful as they are, horses are really delicate as well, hence, we should train them constantly and feed them in a very healthy way, just the same as humans. Training them is important, that is for sure, but training yourself to be a better horseperson is even more important.
There are some components that we might not consider when we take care of our horses that are actually really important. For example. one of these components is definitely our weight. Being used to the idea that horses are powerful, you might think that no matter how much does someone weighs, they can still be able to ride a horse, but this is definitely not true. Horses have their limits as well. It might be a little different for the most powerful breeds such as Drafts, nevertheless, all of them have their limitations.
Here is a little estimation of how much should someone weigh to ride a horse. It is believed that the person should not exceed 20-25% of his/her horse’s weight. If you weight 150 pounds, then your horse should not weigh less than 650 pounds in order for you to be able to ride it. Being over the limit might have a very negative impact on the horse’s spine as it might get deformed and lead to pain. Please, make the right measures of your horse and yourself and check if you need to lose some weight to ride your horse. Do never ride them if such a limit is exceeded.
