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horses are measured in hands. there are 14 centimetres in a hand.

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  1. The height of a horse is measured in a combination of hands and inches. One hand is equal to 4 inches. If a horse does not match up with accurately with just hands, then they will also use inches to specify the remainder. For example, a horse that is 10.2 h means 10 hands and 2 inches.
  2. The height of a horse refers to its height up to where the neck meets its back, rather than all the way up to its head, because they head continually changes level depending on a horse's position.
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