Buyer question
How big does an Irish Sport Horse get?
Our Animal Library lists the Irish Sport Horse at 16–17 hands · 1,100–1,400 lb (size).
Source: the Irish Sport Horse page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Irish Sport Horse in the Animal Library
The detail
A cross of the Irish Draught and the Thoroughbred, bred for hunting and cross-country. The ISH is bold, sound-minded and athletic, with the Draught’s sense and the Thoroughbred’s scope.
- Build
- Athletic, strong-boned
What to weigh
Temperament varies with the ratio of Draught to Thoroughbred blood, from quiet hunters to hot eventers. Large, athletic horses need matching riders and budgets for care.