From TrotleyHorse breeds: weight, height and care
How big each breed usually is, what that means for feed and tack, and the care notes owners of that breed ask about most. Every number comes from a breed registry or a university source, and the weight calculator works for any horse.
- American Paint HorseA Paint Horse stands 14.2 to 15.2 hands and weighs about what a Quarter Horse does, 1,000 to 1,300 pounds.
- American Quarter HorseMost Quarter Horses weigh 1,000 to 1,300 pounds and stand 14.2 to 15.2 hands.
- American SaddlebredAn American Saddlebred weighs 1,000 to 1,200 pounds and stands about 15 to 16.3 hands.
- AppaloosaMost Appaloosas weigh 950 to 1,250 pounds and stand 14 to 16 hands.
- ArabianAn Arabian usually weighs 800 to 1,000 pounds and stands 14.2 to 15.2 hands.
- ClydesdaleA Clydesdale weighs 1,600 to 1,800 pounds and stands 16.2 to 18 hands, and some stallions and geldings reach 2,200 pounds.
- Missouri Fox TrotterA Missouri Fox Trotter weighs 900 to 1,200 pounds and stands 14 to 16 hands.
- MorganA Morgan weighs 900 to 1,100 pounds and stands 14.2 to 15.2 hands.
- StandardbredMost Standardbreds stand about 15.2 hands and weigh 800 to 1,000 pounds, though one extension source runs to 1,300.
- Tennessee Walking HorseA Tennessee Walking Horse weighs 900 to 1,200 pounds and stands 14.3 to 17 hands.
- ThoroughbredA typical Thoroughbred weighs about 1,000 pounds and stands about 16 hands.
About these pages
Breed weight and height ranges come from breed registries and university extension programs, and each page names its source. A range describes typical adults of the breed; your own horse can sit outside it and still be healthy, so the page also shows how to estimate a single horse with a tape.
Daily hay figures are arithmetic from body weight, using the share of body weight that university feeding guides give for maintenance. They are a starting point to check against body condition, workload and your vet’s advice, not a ration.
In a hurry? The free Horse weight calculator estimates any horse’s weight from a tape measure, in a minute.
