Horse Facts and Tips
|First Posted: Mar 27, 2008|
Mar 24, 2011
Estimate Your Horse's Weight
There are special measuring tapes that you can buy that will help you estimate your horse's weight, however, the following is a formula to use if you do not have one.
Using the formula below, "plug in" your results.
Heart girth width_____ multiplied by_____heart girth width multiplied by horse's length_____ divided by 300. Then add 50 = approximate horse's weight.
So if the horse had a heart girth of 70, and a length of 60 the calculation would look like this:
Heart girth width 70 times heart girth width 70 times the horse's length 60 divided by 300. Add 50. That is the horse's approximate weight.
70 x 70 x 60 = 294,000/ divided by 300 = 980/ +50 = 1030 lbs. This is suppose to be accurate within 3%. Different breeds carry more muscle mass and larger bone. For example, a Thoroughbred versus a Quarter Horse or Draft Breed.
Research is showing that over weight horses tend to develop health problems. Obesity in Horses
How to Measure Heart Girth and Length
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