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Your kidding? Obviously, I meant 18hh. horse next to a pony. ;) Sorry about the typos. The 15 hh mare looks HUGE. Those pictures are so cute. ;)

Thanks for sharing.

Anne You know, Hair, let me ask you a question. I have a 15 hh gelding also and my soon to be ex husband really wants to ride him. I'm afraid he's too big for the horse. He's 6.2 about 225 lbs. I've heard that the horse to human ratio is 20% (i.e.- human should weigh no more than 20% of the horse. So if your horse weighs 1100 lbs, the human shouldnt weigh any more than 220 lbs.) Do you or anyone know what the cut off is before I go out and have him buy a 16 hh horse which is what I figured I'd have to do?

Part of the difference in their sizes is forced perspective, the pony is further away, and the pony is hunkering down to kick.

Do you want your soon to be ex husband to ride him? I can frame my answer either way ;~D

If your 15 hh gelding were a wide and strongly built Quarter Horse, I'd say, he'd have no trouble carrying a big man around. The original QH's were not tall, and they carried full grown cowboys around all day. Since your horse is a relatively lightly built gaited horse, I'd say he's on the line of being too big but it really depends on your horse's age, fitness and what he'd be asked to do. If your stbx is not a rider and he'd be going slow around an arena for short ride(s), your gelding could do that. I wouldn't do a long or difficult ride at first, nor recommend that he get such a horse for himself. A bigger stronger horse would be better, and look more proportionate under him. Just watch him closely.