How tall are you and your horse?

[spaz]

I'm 5'8" and my old horse was 15.2-15.3, but his fatness took up my leg /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif I was too big for him in the end though, and he's up in Houston with a 5'3" rider right now /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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[spaz]

I'm 5'8" and my old horse was 15.2-15.3, but his fatness took up my leg /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif I was too big for him in the end though, and he's up in Houston with a 5'3" rider right now /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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[JumpTheMoon]

I'm 5'6"- 5'7" max. (or so I like to tell myself) and my horse is 16.3 and a bit /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

~I am an angel on a field trip from heaven /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif~

[Colin]

I'm 5'3" and my horses are 15.3 and 16h. I fit them both perfect! I love smaller horses! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

"If you can't beat 'em with brains, beat 'em with bullshit!"
- Tommy Serio, 2001

[JumpItHighPie]

I am 5'3" with my little 15.2 hand tb. What a perfect match /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

*Jenno*
"The man who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. He is the one who never tries anything. His is the brake on the wheel of progress. And yet it cannot be truly said he makes no mistakes, because his biggest mistake is the very fact that he tries nothing, does nothing, except criticize those who do things." David S.
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[dmj]

I am 5'10" and my horse is 16.1 MAYBE 16.2. I feel "prettier" on a bigger horse that takes up my leg, but I wouldn't trade my lil' guy for anything /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Nylar]

I'm 5'7" or so, I swear I shrink/grow on a daily basis. I'm also 3" longer through the legs than the torso, which is great for riding and awful for buying pants!

Dunn is 16.1 or so (we're so exact around here with measurements LOL), but he's built like a tank so my leg doesn't look weird like it did on my narrow TB.

"Technology is my friend, and sooner or later I will beat my friend into submission."

[shelly]

I am 5'8 1/2" and one horse is 15 hands and the other is 14 hands. I feel better proportioned on the first horse but do not feel that I am underhorsed on the smaller guy. Mind you he is a stocky QH...

[Midge]

I am 5'5" and the lovely Midge is 15.2. I am longer in the body thanthe leg so I think I look to big on her, but she IS lovely. /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

'If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?'

[pt]

I'm 5'7"-5'8" depending on time of day.

My horses are 14.2 and 14.3.
Except for the SGP who is 15.1. Never had such a big horse before. It's OK, except when I have to mount & dismount on the trail.

[KellyS]

I'm 5'4 - 5'5 and she is 15.3, but since she is big barreled she looks a lot bigger. She is the perfect size for me - takes up my leg without looking too small or too big.

[Janet]

I'm 5'6" and my horses are 15h1" (but he will be bigger before he is backed), 15h1", 15h2" and 16h1".

I consider 16h1" "big", not "small".

[Tap2Tango]

I am 5'7'' and 1/4 and my Sparkles is 15.3 3/4. I prefer to be on a taller, more muscular horse though. I don't look bad on Sparks though....Actually everyone thinks we are perfect!
~Steph

What does it take to be #1? 2 is not a winner and 3 nobody remembers!
~Nelly

[Posse977]

I am 5'7" and my horses are 16.3 and 16.2hh (but still growing- should top out ~17hh). My leg is quite long (35" inseam)- my upper body is quite short. So, even though I am not that tall, I look better on a taller beastie.

[Heather]

I am 5'11 and 3/4, with long legs (all my pants are talls) and a long upper body (hunt coat is custom, and most sleeves on "nice" clothes have to be let down for me).

In the barn at present is 17.3, 16.3, and 15.3.

I "feel" best on the 17.3er, feel like I can make mistakes with my body and not get in his way. However, he has other issues I'm not alwyas capable of dealing with, so my usual mount is the 16.3h. OK, but I do feel like I can "overpower" him more than I like. The 15.3h is a lost cause (we bred him, he's supposed to be 16.3 dangit) and I'll most likely only ride him to school him on the flat.

My last horse was 16h, and I was definately too big for him, any miustakes with my body would throw him out of whack. I did once ride a 15.3 h super stocky, high headed warmblood, and felt OK on him, but he was so tank like, not much could have knocked him off-balance. Generally though, wouldn't consider something smaller than 16.2 for myself.

[Tin]

I'm 5'6" almost and Tin is 16hh, Brie is 17hh and Reggie is 17hh

<It's all good>

[~SC~]

I'm 5'10" and Capri is around 17hh. I got on my bro's pony today, who is 14hh, and I felt sooo small! Jumping was..eerr..interesting! LOL /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

~Sarah

[Chef Jade]

I am 5'5" and have 15.3 hand peanut and 17.3 monstrosity... go figure!

[Jo]

I'm 5'8" on a good day, and the one time we tried to stick Chelsea she was about 16 hh.

[*Bounce*]

I am 5' 1/2'' and I can still ride ponies /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif The horse I am currently leasing is 16.1-16.2. I did ride a horse a couple times that was 17.2. I prefer the ponies /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

*Alexa*

[MsRidiculous]

i'm 5'5"ish and my horse is 17h but as narrow as a damn fence rail so he really doesn't take up much leg at all.

-Amanda

[subk]

I'm 5'10" and all leg. Simon is 16h (and a narrow TB to boot) Sports cars are small too, but they're my vehicle of choice on XC. sbk

[BoldChance]

I'm 5'3 (my height/weight tape says I'm 15.2 3/4!!! lol..) and Chance is 16hh. I find it hard to believe, but then looking at pictures of me on a 16.2hh mare I rode, my leg went a good way down her barrel too.

BC /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Lindsay & Chance
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it's the everyone else is sane."
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[sjh]

I am 5'3" and my beasties are 15.1hh (well, we can pretend... more like 15hh) and 16.1hh. I think I "fit" both of them just fine. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Fiction]

I am 5'1 and fit like everything cuz I have a tiny upper body & am all legs(for me whole 61inches!) My hunter is 16.2ish I fit him so perfect, and my eq horse is 17.3 and I'm a tad small but its not bad. I can still fit ponies, I catch ride alot of larges, but you could put me on a chunky medium & I'd look ok, I'm a little big on smalls though haha
I might have a large to catch ride this winter I'm all excited hehe /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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~Princess~

[TrakHack]

I'm 5'5" and my horse is between 15hh and 15.1hh, and we're both a bit, ahem, "stout". We make a good pair, but I have no problem riding my friend's 17.1hh TB. Getting on is another story...

[In The Gate]

I'm 5'4, and my horse is about 16.2 (TB)

I fit her quite well, and probably would look odd on a horse that was much smaller.

Valerie
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[lilblackhorse]

I am 5'6" and Will is 16 hh even. I am all torso (though people for some reason think I have long legs--I wish. Must be the slender thing)....and Will is very very narrow. I love riding smaller horses, and they have to be narrow. (did you see the photo of the 747 Widebody in the new PH in the BAR (beginning adult rider) section?)....geez, my legs would be halfway up the flap on a porker like that!LOLOL

"If you haven't gotten where you're going,you probably aren't there yet."-George Carlin

[So Intent]

I'm 5'8, and chief is guessed to be about 16h (he had severe problems with being sticked). He's not that tall, but he's got a nice barrel that fills out my leg.

[Sandy M]

I'm 5'7"+., horse is 16.1-1/4, TB-type, about 1,100 lbs.

My prior beastie was a solid, level, 16.3h.h. and weighed in at about 1,450 when he was FIT. I don't want to think what he weighed when he was out of shape.

My first good event horse was 15.3-3/4, stocky but not QH build, about 1,300 lbs. Even though he wasn't tall, he filled out my leg and everyone thought he was much taller thn he was.

[LaurieB]

I'm 5'4" and my mare is 15.3. I also really like "smaller" horses and I think we suit each other really well.

[Dolce Vita]

I'm 5'1 (I just grew an inch! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif ) and Sonnet is 15.3hh. She's a thick Warmblood though. I think I fit her pretty good right now; maybe she's even a little big, but I will still look good when I grow (Like that'll happen /infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif ) Kudos was 14.1 and all fat, and I looked ok on him. My upper body was a little big though.

.:*Chelsea & Sonnet*:.

[OnceAThief]

I'm 5'5, and I haven't measured either horse in months (well, I've never measured Toga, actually). My old mare is probably around 15h3, Toga might be 16h (but is very short coupled and little - he's my sports car) and Willbur might be 15h2-3, but I haven't sticked him since he was 12 months old.

I basically fit on all of them. I couldn't imagine having to turn and stear a land-yacht like my trainer's 16h3 heavy hunter. I rode her once and there was so much horse in front, behind, and under me that I was certain we'd accidently picked up another horse or two for the ride.

[E]

Let's see I'm 5'6 1/2" or 5'7", it's debatable but my horses are like 17hh, 16.1hh (we think he won't let us get the stick near him) and 15.2 at the but and 16 at the withers and yes he's a TB. I've ridden everything from 18.2 to 13 hands, ah yes the small pony now that was fun I showed him to customers to boot. I look "normal" on anything from 14.1 (wide) to 18.2 (skinny) I'm a very strange build my legs like look normal on anything.

But they're a guy at our barn who's like I'm gunna say 6'4" and he rides like everything in the barn including the 15.3 or 16hh Standardbred, now that is cute. He's going to ride my 16.1 skinny Belgiam WB in FL too this could be fun!!

R&R
"Dmklinger: LOL - sorry - wouldn't know a backstreet boy if one came up and bit me!!"
Now if that isn't a classic!

[Alluring~Angel]

I'm 5"8 and still growing and my horse is 16'2hh. I always prefer to ride something bigger though, 17.2-18.1 is my preference, I like to feel big and my legs are long so I can pull off riding bigger horses. My next horse will be a big boy..

I ride like I've never been hurt, I win like I know I can, I smile like no one is
watching!

[crave2event]

my girl is around 16.2hh but she is clyde/tb so she makes me at 5'6 look small. But then again, she has the size of the clyde, and everyone looks small!

[Gayle]

I am 15.1. One of my trainers says my horse is 14.4. I say she is 16.0 hands. The stick and the vet say she is 15.2. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[spaz]

Your trainer says your horse is 14.4??? I hope that's a typo...

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[Royal Blue]

Fitting right in with the average, I'm 5'3 (with shoes on) & my hony is 15.1 (with shoes on). We fit perfectly together.

[second chance]

i'm 5ft3 or 5ft4 and my horse is currently very uneven /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif shes 14.3 upfront @ her wither and 15.2 or so at her rump(shes a 3 year old... figures! /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif )

member of the Vertically CHALLENGED rider clique.

[daytimedrama]

I'm 5'6" ish and my George is 16'2 but he's got some major barrel! /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

~Christina~
"I don't patronize bunny rabbits!" -Heathers
*Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.*

[OMalleyCat]

I'm 5'3" and my horse is 5.2 - 5.3

*kate*

[BostonBanker]

I'm about 5'5", and Tristan is just a hair under 16.3hh. He seems to get bigger every day. At five year old, I HOPE he's stopped going up, but he just keeps adding muscle. I always wanted a 16.1hh TB type...now I have a 16.3hh tank of a warmblood! Oh, well. I think we look fine together, and he feels great. He's not really a "heavy" horse to ride.

[Gayle]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Your trainer says your horse is 14.4??? I hope that's a typo...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not a typo. His idea of a joke. It is sort of a running joke at the barn. I like to daydream that she is 16 hands (NOT) and he likes to tease me and tell me she is 14.4.

[JibyEq36]

I'm 5'1"...Jimi is 15.1 Do the math &&&&& Jimi and I are the same Height!!! Isn't that too cool?!?! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I thought it was /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

He's fat though, so My leg is taken up a little more than I'd like, but still, he's a perfect match.

We also have the same color hair! (the red that is /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif )

~*~ Melissa & Sherwin Williams~*~

[akrogirl]

I am 5'4", and both my horses are about 16.1hh. However, I have a long torso, so we look just right together /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Ninja]

I'm 5'10" (most of which is skinny leg) and my hanoverian is 17.2hh (most of which is also long skinny leg). We are a good match. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Elmo]

I am 5'3" and she is 16.3hh!!! it is funny........here is a pic! /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[hitchinmygetalong]

I am 5'0" and ride a deep girthed 14.3 Morgan. He is the perfect size for me, I think. (By the way, he THINKS he is 16 hands easy...)

[Tri-mo]

I don't know how tall I am and I don't know how tall Tyke is. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif We're both under 16hh for sure, though!

[Halo Effect]

5'4 and 16'1

~*$*~CATHERINE~*$*~
"Love is when your horsey cuddles with you even after you left him alone all day."
WE LOVE JOHN BARKER!

[Winglet]

and last I checked Wings was around 15.3 to 16hh...... last I checked.... a long time ago....

JoHn (WiNgLeT)

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-Dennis Miller

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[HntrJmprGrl]

I'm 5'8" and my horse is 15.2

[Sinfulpony]

I am 4'11 and 1/2 and my pony is about 14.1 and 1/2 hands tall. we are a good match but at the moment she is filling out so she is kind of on the skinny side.

[*Cookie*]

I'm 5'10" and my horse is 16.2h. I'm mostly legs and pretty lanky so I feel most comfortable on horses 16.1 and up. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[piaffeprincess98]

i'm like, 5'5 and my horses are 15.1hh, 16.1hh, and 30 inches!

~*Lindsay*~

[just_me]

I'm about 5'5", my daughter is about 5'7", and our horse is 16h. He's not skinny though.

[littlecreek]

My ClydeXTB Elephant Boy aka Genuine Draft is 17.3 1/2 and The Evil White Witch aka Gracious Me is 15.2 1/2. I am just about 5'7" with very short legs. My theory when buying the big guy is that his but will ALWAYS look wider than mine. /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[silly*mare!]

Jumpthemoon: that's a great pic of you and chaz!

My mare is 15.1hh and i am 16hh (5'4"). I have ridden a horse that's 16.2 and looked okay. Rode a 17.1hh horse...was very different dismounting that one...break out the climbing gear!

[Islander]

I'm 4'10'' and my Large Junior is 16.2, I can still do the small ponies size wise though.

~Lauren~
Most only aspire to fly, but I am more fortuneate than most, for I fly without wings.

[Islander]

Elmo, I think you fit your mare perfectly /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

~Lauren~
Most only aspire to fly, but I am more fortuneate than most, for I fly without wings.

[Leesa]

I am 6' and my horse is 17.1.

[MissD]

I am 5'8" and Abby is 15.2-15.3. I don't think I'm that much too big for her. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I have the family curse of short stumpy legs. /infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

Pics:
http://chronofhorse.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic/s/691099205/a/ga/ul/5103066203/D1.jpg
http://chronofhorse.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic/s/691099205/a/ga/ul/9903066203/D5.jpg Don't even look at my eq... /infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[Mikey85]

I'm 5'3 i think and i look good on my 15.0 hand fat big barreled QH and also look fine on my 15.3-16.0 thin fine boned TB.

-Jessica
jessica_bruen@yahoo.com

[Emma]

I'm 5'8" and my mare is 15.1 1/2hh. She's a dressage horse too (is bred along very tall and good Holsteiner lines).

Good thing I closely resemble a stick insect (it's hereditary, I'm not a rabid dieter) and so we look quite good together. She has a deep girth and so only my heels are a bit lower than the line of her body, and once she finishes growing and filling out I doubt they'll hang down at all.

[Bored*]

I'm 5'3" and Danny is 16.3. He has pretty high withers, so I look pretty good on him. I've got sort of long legs, so unless I ride a pony that is almost a horse and really fat, I can't ride ponies. /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

~Rachel~

Cause kids with a z are cool with a k!

[Red]

Im 6' and Thomas is 16.2. I would eventually like to get a bigger horse. 17.2 would be nice, it might actually make me feel somewhat dainty, rather than like the jolly green giant! /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[TrickOfTheTrade]

I'm 5'4 or 5'5 and my horse is 16.1 hands.

[TBJumper514]

I am 5'4" and my horse is 16.2hh

Brandi

[RumoursFollow]

I'm 5'8 or so and my horse is about 15.3 in front and 16.1 behind... hes 2, so I hope he'll end up 16.1 in front atleast! lol

Everything I'm riding right now is under 16h which is weird because my hunter was HUGE! (17.2)

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COTH BB Resident Cowgirl
"She's gone country.. look at them boots, shes gone country.. back to her roots, shes gone country, a new kind of suit.. SHES GONE COUNTRY!! HERE SHE COMES!!! :P

[snapper]

I'm between 5'1 and 5'2. Snapper is between 14.2 and 14.3. Except during the couple of weeks where she was being treated for a corneal abrasion, she magically grew to at least 18 hands!

[JumpTheMoon]

What did you do with your hunter? He was soooooooo cute!!! /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif He even had the white splotch on his belly! Perfect I tell you, perfect... *sigh*

~I am an angel on a field trip from heaven /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif~

[GRF]

I'm 5'3.My current jumper is 16'3...of my two retired jumpers, one is 17' and the other is 17'3.
My new hunter is a routound little 15'3, and he is every bit as powerful and scopey, as the larger horses.
I feel comfortable and empowered on each horse.
Size has nothing to do with it...for me. /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[RumoursFollow]

I sold him- hes a junior hunter now! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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Yeehaw- Formerly RF
COTH BB Resident Cowgirl
"She's gone country.. look at them boots, shes gone country.. back to her roots, shes gone country, a new kind of suit.. SHES GONE COUNTRY!! HERE SHE COMES!!! :P

[JumpTheMoon]

Well that's one LUCKY kid! I'm very jealous...

~I am an angel on a field trip from heaven /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif~

[Tri-mo]

Yeehaw, do you have a picture of him?

[JumpTheMoon]

Picture Masquerade in chestnut form. He is SO CUTE!!!!

~I am an angel on a field trip from heaven /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif~

[SquishTheBunny]

I am 5'5" have had everything from a 17hh hunter to my 15.3hh jumper. Right now I have a nearly 16.1hh 2 year old (will probably finish 16.2ish) and a 15.3hh (almost 16hh) 7 year old.

Heres a pic of my 15.3 - 16hh jumper. (She was passported at 16hh but shhhh...that was with shoes on!)

[5]

I'm 5'3" with the misfortune to have gotten a dumpy German physique and I fit my 14hh* pony well.


*I've mentioned this before so long-story-short. 14hh broke the wither part of her vertebrae off short in a halter accident. 14hh has a 5yo filly and their backs, and rumps measure the same when side by side yet her filly sticks at 15.2hh.

[just_me]

Leesa

What a beautiful picture of you and your horse. What class was that?

[GO-dog-GO]

/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif 6' 9"---18H, 18H, 17H /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[Applesauce]

I'm 5'7". Caleb is 17.0 hands and still growing although not much more, I hope. Jax is 16.0 1/2

I look okay on both.

~Courtney~

[RumoursFollow]

here he is. He's a doll. I hope he gets real famous... then I can point to his picture in the Chronicle and say hey... I took that one to its first show. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

GDG- did you ever find a saddle?

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Yeehaw- Formerly RF
COTH BB Resident Cowgirl
"She's gone country.. look at them boots, shes gone country.. back to her roots, shes gone country, a new kind of suit.. SHES GONE COUNTRY!! HERE SHE COMES!!! :P

[and dreaming]

I'm 5'6 1/2" and the mare is somewhere around 16 hands. I haven't measured her in a while, and she has her tall days and her short days.

I forgot where I was going with that, so I'll just stop... /infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif I'm having a very blonde day today.

E

[Fiction]

Leesa I LOVE your horse, and Yeehaw, I love you horse he looks great in that 2nd pic!

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~Princess~

[blue52]

im 5'5'' on a good day & i ride large ponies and my horse is about 15.2!

~*KaTiEbUg*~

[Gucci Cowgirl]

Well, I dont own my own horse, but my absolute favorite horse in the world is 17.1(.5)and I am just barely 5'5. I do ride him regularly,and i must say he does fit me quite well!I will develop, scann and post some pics soon

"You hide my underwear, so I'm going to do the exact opposite to you....What, are you gonna SHOW me my clothes?"

[Reginapony]

I am 4'11" and at 43 I am not going to get any taller. My QH is 15.1 and is not your typical stocky QH. I like having a horse I can get my leg around, expecially for those sideways spooks! We do a lot of trail riding, and at our height we don't have to worry about getting wacked by tree branches. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

*Endurance Rider Wannabee!*

[CoolMeadows]

5'7" and 15.2 For the longest time I thought he was 16 hands till I started riding with a trainer my last junior year. He laughed at me and told me to go measure him... Funny how much bigger the jumps look now that I know how little he is. He doesn't now, though - as far as he's concerned, he's got to be at least 18 hands! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Elmo]

Thanks Islander........but I still feel funny!!!!!

[Pixie Dust]

I am 6' and most people think I'm 6'2"....just a long girl, and my horse is only 16 hands. I think he may have grown a bit since the last time I measured, and he is starting to fill out. Here he is this summer (5 year old TB). I suppose I'd look much better on a bigger horse, but I don't really want a giant horse.

[AHC]

5'1" (on a tall day /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif ) and my mare is just about 15.3. My short legs don't come all that far down her rather large, round barrel. I'm with Colin, I love smaller horses!

[Dementia 13]

I am 5'1" and Phyllis is 16.1 and lanky. Perturbed is barely 15 hands. I am comfortable on most horses, except the bigger warmbloods - I can't get my legs around them.

[Claiborne]

omg!! U GUYS ARE SOOOOO TALL!! UGH!! lol!! well im 14 years old and im 4'11" hehehe!! i ride mediums and large ponies!! hehehe!!!

~**Sarah**~
so I had to react Like I was playin' hard to get and told that boy to step back But when I looked deep in his eyes, all I could see was his soul I'm bout to make this guy my man, that I can tell you, fa 'sho

[and dreaming]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Claiborne:
omg!! U GUYS ARE SOOOOO TALL!! UGH!! lol!! well im 14 years old and im 4'11" hehehe!! i ride mediums and large ponies!! hehehe!!!
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At least you get to ride ponies, I never did! /infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif I do believe I started out on a very large large pony, then jumped from him to a 16.2 hand thing that was built like a WB. People complained because I was riding something bigger than they were, but I was only..hmm...9 maybe?

*sigh* I miss not having a pony career /infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

E

[spaz]

Hey Go-Dog-Go, there was a 19 hander in the latest Equine Journal /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

http://jrsclique.proboards.com/index.cgi
Junior Clique!

*What if the Hokey-Pokey IS what it's all about?*

[Snidgie5]

I'm 5'2" and half! Don't forget the half!!! /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif Cosmo is around 16 hands. I never sticked him, and since he's a jumper it doesn't really matter. He's the type of horse that everyone thinks is really big until they walk up next to him, then he seems little. But he thinks he's huge! Even makes faces at any horses bigger than he. It's pretty funny!

[FairWeather]

I'm 5'11 and change...
Mark is 16'2 but like a tank (is that a Draft horse?)
Phinny is 17.2 and built like a fish
April was 16.2 and looked like an elephant from behind...

Always,
FairWeather
"Holy Frinking Shintz!" --Kang and Kotos
http://www.fairweather-farm.com

[A May]

Im 5'8 and my jumper is 17.1hh... he is HUGE my mom is so scared of him, its kinda cute.. But, she'll go up to the pony and pet him all day!! :P Detail I never had a pony career either haha.. I still ride them though at the barn sometimes.. But, I get cracked on hard because my legs litterally touch the ground on one of the small ponies LOL its uhm.. interesting but fun lol

~Ashley

[Sparky22]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Snidgie5:
I'm 5'2" and half! Don't forget the half!!! /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif Cosmo is around 16 hands. I never sticked him, and since he's a jumper it doesn't really matter. He's the type of horse that everyone thinks is really big until they walk up next to him, then he seems little. But he thinks he's huge! Even makes faces at any horses bigger than he. It's pretty funny!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You're right! Cosmo DOES look big from a distance...and then you get next to him and he really isn't! That is funny that you said that because that happened to me one day!

Let's see...I am 5'8" and my fave horse is 17.3hh (roughly...his measurement card is WAY off..long story...ask Snidgie..the grey horse?? HUGE??). So anyways, I ride anything and everything and occasionally jump on an unruly pony but generally most of the horses I ride are at least 15.2hh.

~~Kate~~

"I love to get home after a long day and go to sleep late. I love to wake up before the sun. I love to spend the day in the sun, with it's rays warming my skin. I love the mist of the cold hose. I love not being able to feel my fingers and toes in the winter. I love to stand on the hill, letting a friend graze in a warm wind. I love the smell of that wonderful place...I live to ride, and I ride to live."

[LisaW-B]

Me - 5'2"

Horse - 14.3, *maybe* 15.0

[TB4me2000]

5'0 (me) - 15.3 (I think) (lexi)

Britt

[crave2event]

5'6
And katie is 16'2
I feel so much safer on a bigger horse, I use to ride 17'3 and I felt better then on a 15.1 mare... go figure

[serengeti36]

5'1 and he's 17 hands. But he's not really wide so I don't look too small. However, now that he is in KY he's getting fatter. Could be bad for me /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

marion

"Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark."
~ Galloway Gypsy Proverb

[CactusLil]

I'm 5'5" and Lily is 14.3 (and maybe still growing). She actually fits me well as I have fairly short legs and she has a fairly round shape (think 55 gal drum)!