- Stand at the near side of the horse
- Hold the weigh tape with the arrows for measurement in your left hand
- Place the remainder of the tape over the lowest point of the withers
- Pass around the horse where the girth would lie, just behind the elbows
- The weigh tape should be snug around the horse’s body
- If in the correct position it will sit on a slightly forward angle from the withers towards the elbow
- Read the weight which aligns to the arrows