Calculate the weight of your horse

Measure the length and girth of your horse (see diagram) and fit the measurements ino th simple calculation below. This will give you the most accurateestimate of your horse's weight in the absence of a weightbridge.

Calculating the weight of your horse

A - heart girth in centimetres (cm)     B= length in centimetres (cm)

Bodyweight (kg)= A x A x B
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Example: Horse of girth 160 cm and length 170cm
Bodyweight (kg) = 160 x 160 x 170 = 499 kg
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Ref: Milner and Hewitt

Know the weight of your horse - before worming.
 GUIDE TO APPROXIMATE BODYWEIGHTS

HEIGHT (hh) TYPE WEIGHT (kg) WEIGHT (lbs)
10 pony 200 440
12.2 pony 300 660
13 pony 350 770
13 foal/weanling 200 440
14 pony or yearling 400 880
14.2 pony 450 990
14.2 cob 500 1,100
15 hack 450 990
16 thoroughbred 550 1,210
16 hunter 600 1,320
16.2 hunter 650 1,430
17 shire 1,000 2,200