How much should my horses weigh?

Does anyone know of a good site that can help determine how much your horse should weigh?
It is purely out of curiosity that I am inquiring. I have a 16.3h TB and a 14.2h Arabian. Both were severely underweight when we got them and just wondering where they should be. We used a weight tape to approximate weight so we could worm them earlier this week. Arab was around 730lbs and the TB was right around 1150.
Both recently came from homes where they were not cared for properly so please don't think I starved them! I just have a soft spot for animals in need!
Thank you!
Answers:
I would also suggest the body scoring charts to help determine if they are where they should be. They don't sound way out of an average, but without seeing the horses its real hard to answer this question as there is no "set" weight guidelines.

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I would say around 650-700 pounds or more

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Your 16.3 TB should be somewhere between 600-700kg (x2.2 to get lbs! sorry) and I would guess that a 14.2 arab would be about 400 kg ish. Hope this helps, I find "condition scoring" better, if you put that phrase into a search engine along with "horse" you should get some charts etc. Good luck with them, they sound lovely. xx

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The TB should be around 1200-1300 lbs, the arab more like 900-1000 lbs.

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Are their ribs showing alot and over all look in poor health? That is how I tell.

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It's not exact weight so much as Body Condition Score you should be looking at; it's much easier to evaluate and tells you just as much about where your horse should be.
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/ht...
A 16.3 TB should be approximating around 1200 lbs, possibly a little more if he's not fine-boned.
A 14.2 Arab should be around 900-950.
(these are definitely generalizations and could vary with your horse's body type)

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Not seeing pictures of the horses, it's hard to say what their condition is. for their heights, the estimated weights don't sound THAT far under a good condition...
That said, can you see their ribs, and other bony structures of their physique? How prominent is the tailhead? If the answer to the first is yes, the ribs, should blades and hips REALLY stand out... the horses are in serious need of groceries. if they are noticable, but not overly pronounced, the horses are on the thin side. If the horses have spongy flesh along the tailhead, they're on the fleshy side. I'm attaching a link that has some pictures and a more detailed description of how to determine body score. Good Luck!

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Arabians generally weigh around 900 up depending on height. Since yours is 14.2 he should weight around 900 lbs. Some horses need to be less than that depending on conformation. My arab/qh weights about 1000 and he looks kinda chubby and he is 15h. Your thoroughbred is 16.3 and should weight around 12-1300lbs. But like I said that depends on conformation and how much weight they could carry and look healthy. I'm so proud that there are people out there that will take a horse in need and be happy with just a possible pasture ornament.

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the tb should be about 1,500lb and for the arab about 1,100lb. that would be about what they should wiegh and the tb should be sleek and muscular. hope i helped.

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i think your TB is at a good weight. anymore than 1200lbs. would be a little over weight for a TB. they are supposed to be leaner than other horses. for the arabian, since it is so small (pony size) they should be probably be 600-800 lbs. if you can see their ribs and you can feel their ribs they are too skinny and don't weigh enough. all horses are different though, some horses need to be a little heavier than others, ask your local vet about their weight just to make sure. if they are still underweight, start giving them supplements and better quality grain. i use weight builder and oil for my younger kiger mustang who has trouble keeping on weight and it is helping him tremendously. hope this helps. let me know if you need anymore help.

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best to ask your vet as their different conformation will determine the correct weight.

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Don't worry about how much they should weigh, every horse weighs different.Just see if the ribs are showing, and if the face is full. That should be all you need.