Equine Weight
Estimates
Information courtesy of:Henry
& Associates
Estimating your horses weight is simple. Just
follow these instructions.
Measure
horse from point of chest to point of croup in inches (length
of horse).
Measure horse's circumference or heartgirth in inches.
Calculate weight by the following: (heartgirth
x heartgirth x
length/300) +
50 = weight.
Example:If the Heartgirth is 70" and the Length
is 65"
Step #1:70" x 70" x 65" = 318,000
Step #2:Divide 318,000 by 300 =
1061.6
Step #3:Then 1061.6 + 50 = 1111.6
Horse weighs approximately 1111 pounds
(plus or minus 3%)