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Weights of the most common
horses
You can find more about horses here
For the right dosage of medicine (horse wormers for instance) and food it is of essence to know the weight of your pony or horse. For example: underdose for an adult horse could be harmful, while it's important not to give a foal an overdose.
Below you will find the weights of the most common horses. This table is purely a guide to the average weight of a particular type. Variations from the average can at times be quite extreme.
Mini Shetland pony: 220 - 385 lbs (100 - 175 kg)
Shetland pony: 440 - 550 lbs (200 - 250 kg)
Welsh pony: 660 - 770 lbs (300 - 350 kg)
New Forest pony: 770 - 880 lbs (350 - 400 kg)
Icelandic horse: 770 - 880 lbs (350 - 400 kg)
Arabian horse: 881 - 990 lbs (400 - 450 kg)
Haflinger: 990 - 1320 lbs (450 - 600 kg)
Fjord: 990 - 1320 lbs (450 - 600 kg)
Friesian horse: 1100 - 1540 lbs (500 - 700 kg)
Irish Cob: 1100 - 1760 lbs (500 - 800 kg)
American Quarter horse: around 1200 lbs (550 kg)
Belgian horse: 1540 - 2204 lbs (700 - 1000 kg)
Two extremes: on the left a mini Shetland pony, and on the right a Belgian horse.
