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Mithalwen · 02-01-2008, 04:20 PM

I would say that a 6ft man on a 15 hander would be underhorsed. Even the modern Household calvalry horse has to carry about 18 stone of man + heavy gear and they are Irish draught horses so up to weight but not especially tall - up to 17 hands. Of course not all tall horses are up to weight ....

As for the Mearas, I imagined that they were not necessarily giants but magnificent .... like trakehners.

02-01-2008, 04:20 PM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I would say that a 6ft man on a 15 hander would be underhorsed. Even the modern Household calvalry horse has to carry about 18 stone of man + heavy gear and they are Irish draught horses so up to weight but not especially tall - up to 17 hands. Of course not all tall horses are up to weight .... As for the Mearas, I imagined that they were not necessarily giants but magnificent .... like trakehners. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace