How tall can a horse grow?

Answer 1

Sampson, a Shire horse gelding foaled in 1846 in Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England, is the tallest horse ever recorded.

Sampson, owned by Mr Thomas Cleaver, stood 21.2½ hands high (i.e. 7ft 2½in or approx 2.2m at his withers) by the time he was a four year old, when he was re-named Mammoth.

His peak weight was estimated at 3,360 lb (1,520 kg).

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The tallest horse in the world is 19.2 hands high. 1 hand is 4 inches, so the tallest horse ever is 78 inches high. The average height of a horse is 16.3 hands high so that is 64 inches tall. By the way, a pony is between 0 hands and 14.2 hands high. Any higher and they are counted as a horse.

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Averaging 17 hands high, The Shire is the Largest horse. One shire, Named King, holds the record for being the tallest horse at 19.2 hands high = 78 inches = 6.4 feet

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Measurement Chart:

1 hand = 4 inches (10.16 cm)

14.2 hands (14 hands + 2 inches) = 58 inches (147.3 cm)

16 Hands = 64 inches (162.6 cm)

1 hand = about the width of an adult's hand

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Ponies are generally less than 14.2 hands high.

Most light horses are 14.2 hands to 16 hands high.

Heavy breeds usually stand around 16-19 hands high

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A horse is measured in hands from the ground to the top of it's shoulders, called the withers.

Answer 2

really depends which horse it is, all horses vary in different sizes of course.

when you measure a horse in height, you measure in units called 'hands' which is abbreviated to hh. 'hands' are equivilant to 4 inches. horses range from 14.2hh - 18hh, if a horse is under 14.2hh then it is called a pony.

lengths of horses are usually only measured when buying a rug for them, my horse is 16.1hh so she is 6.6ft in length. my other horse is 14.2 hh so she is 6ft in length

hope that helped :)

Answer 3

Horses are measured in hands. A hand is about 4.3 in and horses generally range from 14-17 hands which is 60-72 hands or 5'- 6' 1".

Answer 4

Approximately 7 feet. Or somewhere around there.

Answer 5

they can range from ponys which can be 10 hands to the world record of 23 hands

Answer 6

It depends on what breed of horse it is

Horses are 14.3 hands high (59 inches) and anything over that.

Answer 7

A horse's height is measured in hands. Twelve hands is a short horse. Thirteen to sixteen hands is in the normal range. Seventeen hands and above is a tall horse.

Answer 8

15 hands high or 15hh but depends on the breed