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Tevis Research Changes Thinking on how much Weight a Horse can Safely Carry

November 17, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

Conventional wisdom states that a horse should carry no more than 20% of its weight, including tack. That’s the number when you ask Google, although there’s very little science behind it. For a horse weighing 1,000 pounds that would mean no more than 200 pounds. The Horse-Rider Weight Calculator on http://www.Goodhorse.com uses a similar algorythm. […]

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