the measure of a horse in four inches is a hand. So, one hand equals four inches.
In horsemanship, a hand is a measure of the horses height at the withers, and it is equal to 4 inches. A horse will be said to be "xx hands high".
One hand is 4 inches, more or less. A hand is an old measure- the width of a hand - used mostly, I think, for measuring the height of horses. One could move up horse hand by hand and count how many hands tall the horse is.
The volume a cylinder with a radius of 4 inches and a height of 5 inches is: 251.3 cubic inches.
A cylinder with a radius of 4 inches and a height of 12 inches has a volume of 603.186 cubic inches.
4 feet 6 inches = 137.16 centimeters.
Stand the horse on a flat hard surface and stand square. Then measure the distance from the ground to the top of the withers in inches. There are 4 inches per hand. divide the number of inches by 4 and you will now have the height in hands.
To determine the height of a horse you measure from the top of its withers to the ground. You use the term hands to tell what its height is. (A hand is 4 inches.)
The height of a horse is determined by the number of hands he is from the ground to the top of his withers. The king of England decided to measure them that way, so he measured a horse with the width of his hand, 4 inches, so each hand is four inches. Say a horse was 16 hands high. That horse would be 64 inches high. if you are measuring a small pony, you just measure from the ground to his withers in inches.
In horsemanship, a hand is a measure of the horses height at the withers, and it is equal to 4 inches. A horse will be said to be "xx hands high".
Assuming you mean in the height of a horse, there are 4 inches in a hand.
A hand is equal to 4 inches. So your 12h horse would be 48" tall. Remember to measure from the withers while horse is standing square for best accurate height!
A hand is the universal method of measuring the height of a horse. One hand equals 4 inches. 4 inches is the width of the average man's hand held sideways. It was a simple standard way to measure horses when people were horse trading and selling.
hh stands for "hands high." The height of a horse is measured from the ground to their withers (the bump where their neck meets their back) in "hands." One hand is equal to four inches.
Height for horses and ponies is measured in hands at the withers, or shoulder blade of the horse. A hand is equal to four inches. You can buy measuring devices, but yardsticks work just as well.
You need to have a measuring stick. Make sure your horse is on level ground with all four feet on the ground. Place the level on the horses withers to measure it. The horses height is measured in hands
over 14.2hh (hands high) This = (14 times 4 inches) plus 2 inches is 14.2hh
Well, seeing as there are 4 inches in a hand a 16 hand horse would be 64 inches or 5 feet and 4 inches.