Can you figure out a horses weight?

Is there a way to figure out a rough estimate of your horses weight? I know with our 4H pigs and sheep there was a measurement we could do to ';guess-timate';. I don't want to take them down to the vet just to have them weighed and curious if someone knew some way to figure it out. My TB is almost 17h and my Arabian is 14.2.Can you figure out a horses weight?
They make weight tapes to measure a horse's weight. You put the tape on their girth line, and bring it all the way around them, over their back and then read teh weight that is their.





Here is a link to buy one for about $3-


http://www.jeffersequine.com/ssc/product鈥?/a>





It even shows how to put it to measure.





Good Luck, I hope this helps you!Can you figure out a horses weight?
go to your local feed or tack store and buy a weight tape. It is basically a tape measure that goes around the horse's girth area and will give you a decent estimate of the horses weight. The weight tape is only like 2 dollars - a good investment.
You can buy a weight tape.


I bought one for calculating wormer doses - unfortunately it won't fit round my ID x TB ( and he's NOT fat !!)
We do it a little easier around here. We know the empty weight of the trailer and load the horse up, take it to town, and run the trailer across the grain elevator scale to get an estimate. You can also unload your horse then weigh the empty trailer to get a true weight. The scale is +- 50 lbs and the manager is really cool. He leaves the scale display turned so we can see the weight even when the elevator is closed. The local truckers like it too, to double check their weights.


I do think a horse weighs more when they step on your feet!
The weight tape idea is a good one. Also, you can use a regular sewing tape measure. The formula for that would be (heart girth x heart girth x length) divided by 330. Heart girth is measured all the way around the body in the area approximately where the girth lies and just behind the withers. The length is measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttocks.





Just remember that all of these are inaccurate, but better than nothing. You can have discrepancies of up to 100 pounds or more.





Some feed stores will let you weigh your trailer empty, and then with a horse in it.