circumference of cannon bone

[stacy]

I was looking up information on weight ratios of horse and rider and found this formula

1. Add weight of horse + rider + tack
In my case this is (approx weight of Ruger) 950 + 165 + 40=1155
2. Divide this number by the circumference of the horse's cannon bone midway between knee and fetlock.
In my (Ruger's) case 8.5 inches
1155/8.5=135.88
3. Take this number and divide it by 2
In my case 135.88/2=67.94

According to the article, values near 75 are great, below even better. Values between 75-80 are "acceptable" . " Values over 80 indicate weaker legs and need to train carefully, especially downhill."

I was so excited about this, because Ruger is a PEANUT. He is so little, but has big cannon bones.

I would be curious to know how big the kiger mare's cannon bones are.

[stormyranch]

Interesting. I will check mine:-)

[DianneC]

Seems like the boys' bones would need to be bigger than a mare's, with all the crashing around and fighting they have to do. But mares carry more weight when they are pregnant so maybe not. It will be interesting to see.