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What's a *rough* figure for the weight of a 'standard' horse?
Just a ballpark figure will do, in KG if possible. Thanks!
Just a ballpark figure will do, in KG if possible. Thanks!
How much does a horse weigh, roughly?
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rich_g85 said:What's a *rough* figure for the weight of a 'standard' horse?
Just a ballpark figure will do, in KG if possible. Thanks!
Tinned or racehorse ?
Just your average horse in a field, not a racehorse as I suppose they are lighter than most.
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I wouldn't have thought so. Muscle is heavier than fat.rich_g85 said:
Just your average horse in a field, not a racehorse as I suppose they are lighter than most.
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The critical importance of the feet and legs is summed up by the traditional adage, "no foot, no horse." The horse hoof begins with the distal phalanges, the equivalent of the human fingertip or tip of the toe, surrounded by cartilage and other specialized, blood-rich soft tissues such as the laminae, with the exterior hoof wall and horn of the sole made essentially of the same material as a human fingernail. The end result is that a horse, weighing on average 1,000 pounds, travels on the same bones as a human on tiptoe. For the protection of the hoof under certain conditions, some horses have horseshoes placed on their feet by a professional farrier.
no such thing as a standard horse in a field but here's a calculator. Edit: I'm sure I've heard the wife saying one of hers is about 450kg, not that interested though so could be wrong.
http://www.nfed.co.uk/weight.htm
http://www.nfed.co.uk/weight.htm
Trying to work out whether I can tow a horse trailer plus horse on a standard Category B license, or whether I need to fork out £90 to upgrade it to B+E entitlement.
Looks like I'm paying the 90 bucks
Looks like I'm paying the 90 bucks
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tell u what
let it sit on your face
then guess the weight
and i bet u would be saying man that thing weighs a tonne there you go a tonne it is
let it sit on your face
then guess the weight
and i bet u would be saying man that thing weighs a tonne there you go a tonne it is
Thanks very much for that.xpowerzonex said:tell u what
let it sit on your face
then guess the weight
and i bet u would be saying man that thing weighs a tonne there you go a tonne it is
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I'd just pay the £90 to get the E entiltlement saves time if you were ever to get pulled over or needed to carry a bigger horse box or more than one horse. First time i ever towed anything was in a Hilux loaded with about a tonne with a 1 tonne £25k chipper on the back. Needless to say it was quite scary towed it fine however it look a while to get the art of articulated reversing.
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Horses don't weigh, they neigh. 
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I don't know about all the ins and out of it but i know if we load up the Hilux with a big trailer we're supose to put a tac (same as in a lorry) on it. As a agricultual/forestry vehicle within 25miles of base we don't have to but. Not sure if you'd need to do the same with a car with a horse and horse box. Just a thought, VOSA would love to pull someone for that.
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For private use you don’t need a tac. The trailer test is the same as the 7.5t one except you’re in a car and have a trailer, you have to revert to driving as if you were doing it for your normal car one. 
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Scientific answer - A lot 