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.
1 hand is equal to 4 inches. A equine can measure from 32 inches (8 hands) on up, there is a Shire horse that has reached 23 hands ( 92 inches or 7' 8" at the withers.)
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The point on the horse is the height measurement taken is the withers.
The unit of measurement of height in the US is based on the English units. The English unit generally used meter and kilograms while in the UK people generally used centimeters when referring to height measurement.
No one. A horse power is an Imperial measurement unit, not an SI unit and so a metre would not have featured!No one. A horse power is an Imperial measurement unit, not an SI unit and so a metre would not have featured!No one. A horse power is an Imperial measurement unit, not an SI unit and so a metre would not have featured!No one. A horse power is an Imperial measurement unit, not an SI unit and so a metre would not have featured!
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Cubic unit means the measurement of objects using height, length, and width. It is a unit of measurement used for capacity or volume.
measuring the height of horses
Feet.
they are in Hands
Centimetres.
Well, it's just nice to know how tall your horse is. And also, some registries have strict regulations on height, so to see if your horse meets these regulations, you need to know his height.
Centimetres.
Horse Hands is a measurement of horses height. good luck!