Does Anyone Know what is a close standard height or weight to be a jockey?
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It is desired by every trainer to have the weight assigned to a horse to be the weight of a jockey. If a horse is assigned 112 lbs., the perfect weight for a jockey for that particular horse in that particular race would be 112 lbs.\n\nIf a horse is assigned 112 lbs. in a race and the jockey weighs 100 lbs. the horse is required to have lead placed in the saddle bags to make up for the twelve lb. diference, 112 lbs. assigned weight - 100 lbs. (jockey) = 12 LBS.\n\nFrom the time the horse leaves the gate, a jockey will guide the horse. Sometimes it is necessary to shift weight or change leads, (the front left/right leg a horse reaches out during its stride while racing). If there is dead-lead weight in the saddle bags, that weight rewmains in place and will not shift. The jockey can and will shift his weight, as the jockey see's fit, to ease up on the pressure of the weight the horse is carrying.\n\nTo answer the question about the standard weight of a jockey would determine the average weight assigned to the horses a jockey wishes to ride... \n\nIf a jockey rides in a claiming race, it would be best to get an average of the weights assigned to each horse at that racetrack and gear the weight a jockey is required to carry, to your own weight. The same holds true for allowance horses, and graded races...Stay as close to the assigned weighht as possible for the benefit of getting a mount.\n\nThere is no height requirement to be a jockey.
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How much are you "post" to weigh? not over 120 nor under 90
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If you have the talent and the desire you can become a jockey.\nMost jockeys start out by working for a stable as a stable hand and doing various jobs like walking hores in the morning and after races and cleaning stalls in the morning.\n\nIf you are with a good trainer he will put you on some horses in the morning to work them out on the track when he feels you are ready.\n\nThis will be a chance to see if you have the ability and are good with horses.\n\nAnother way that some jockeys learned to ride was to work at a large breeding farm which many of the bigger stables have.\n\nThey are always training young horses and looking at them to see which ones they want to keep if they have bred them for their own stable as opposed to inviduals who send their mares to the farm to be bred.\n\nThe ones they don't want usually go to the auctions where they are sold to the highest bidder.\n\nSeveral young jockeys learn to ride at these farms and it is a more relaxed atmosphere to learn in than the racetrack itself.\n\nAll of these farms have their own training tracks.\n\nSometimes there will be horses on the farm that are recouperating and when they go back into training they need someone to ride them.\n\nI know Sandy Hawley got his start in racing by working at a farm like that.\nIt was probably EP Taylors farm but I'm not 100% sure about that.\n\nAs the first answerer pointed out racing can be a rough business and it does help if you know someone but if you do not, try and find out who some of the better and MORE  HONEST trainers and people are because there are a lot of crooks.\n\nIf you do make it and become a jockey try and stay honest because many do turn crooked or are not above pulling a horse if the price(bribe) is right.\n\nSometimes jockeys at smaller tracks for sure have to follow crooked orders if they do not want to suffer physical harm.I have seen some of the results of those who didn't.\n\nThe Mafia is in thoroughbred and probably harness racing as well(thats even more crooked).\nThey are are also in pro sports but that is another story.\n\nI could tell you more true stories about crooked things and even the worst thing that can happen to a jockey but I don't want to discourage your dream.\n\nIt is an exciting life style and it can be a good life but you have to be careful.\n\nI'm not an authority but I used to spend a lot of time in the summers with a trainer at various tracks when I was younger.They were not major racetracks but it was exciting and I really enjoyed those times.\n\nI also had ideas about becoming a jockey but unfortunately I was more suited to baskeball.\n\nGood luck to you and do your best if that is what you think you would like to do.\nIf you get too big you could still become a trainer or maybe find some other type of work at a track like being a racing offical or even a jockey agent.
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Height is less of a pre-requisite although it will govern your weight and aerodynamics in the saddle.  The lighter you are, the better.\n\nHowever, Lester Piggott was 5 ft 7 1/2 inches tall and Richard Hughes of the UK is 5ft 10 inches.\n\nIf you're serious about it, this is a really good site:\nww.jockeysroom.com
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No, not even close. My fiance is about 5'4, 135lbs and has a bangin' body. Kind of like your numbers but on a smaller  proportional scale. Its perfect for a nice girl who doesn't have any major compulsive disorders.
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there is not a rule, but standard is 8 to 10 feet tall and half and inch around
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The saddle must fit you. Saddle sizes range from 16 1/2 for very petite rider, on to 18 1/2. Some Saddles offer a choice between regular or wide tree, depending on the width of your horses' backbone. Other offer the "Easy Change" gullet system, thru which you can alter the width of the gullet depending on your horse's withers and shoulders for a better fit.
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Depends on your height.\n\nUse the chart below to calculate ideal weight.
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The correct method of measurement for an 'English' saddle is different from the method used for a 'Western' saddle.   We find that many US riders often specify their saddle size as smaller than really required. For example, a Western 15" saddle equates to a 17" English saddle.
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160lbs. I should know. You don't want to be to thin, and your height is a factor. no man wants a size 0.
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Not very - about 5'4" maybe.
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ideal, 6'2"\n\nmy real height? 6'2"\n\ntexas.
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Here is a weight chart, it should give you all the info you are looking for. Hope this helps.\n\nhttp://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm
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im assuming u r asking how much u should weigh...?\ndepends if u r male or female, check out the link below, these are the standards
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As a rule of thumb, when I grew up we figured a decent weight was height (in cm) - 100. For your ideal weight you were supposed to subtract 10% if you're male and 15% if female. \nCompared to modern BMI standards this is a bit to generous - they expect you to be thinner, but it certainly worked well for me (when I am at my perfect BMI people desperately want to feed me, I am way too thin).  Since there are also differences in individual build, there is always more leeway than any of weight-height table seem to be willing to give you. \nJudging from personal experience, I feel that you're at worst SLIGHTLY overweight (but perhaps not at all). Fat or obese - NEVER.
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Horse heigh is measured in "hands"\n\nA "Hand" is a unit of measure equal to 4 inches, used to measure the height of a horse at the highest point of the withers. The number of whole hands is properly followed by a period, then the remaining height in inches. Thus a horse who measures 5 feet and two inches at the withers would be designated "15.2 hands". \n\nFrom the following image ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Horse_parts.jpg ) you can see that the withers are just at the base of the horse's neck.\n\nThe size of horses varies, depending on the breed. The cutoff in height between what is considered a horse and a pony is generally 14.2 hands, though some smaller horse breeds are considered "horses" regardless of height. Light horses such as Arabians, Morgans, Quarter Horses, Paints and Thoroughbreds usually range in height from 14.0 to 17.0 hands and can weigh up to 1300lbs. Heavy or draft horses such as the Clydesdale, Belgian, Percheron, and Shire are usually at least 16.0 hands tall and can weigh up to 2000lbs. Ponies are no taller than 14.2 hands, but can be much smaller, down to the miniature horse, which can be the size of a large dog.
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10 feet is standard regulation height.