I also tend to judge based on the horse and horse care. For example, at a stable I rode at in the early spring, I saw a woman (about 150 pounds, 5'6") on a Blazer pony (13 hands, weedy build) with a huge Australian stock saddle that stretched from neck to croup and a full sized horse bridle. No shoes, long toes, under run heels. Riding like John Wayne. My judgment - really new to horses and riding (not a crime) and not inclined to do any research (bad).