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How tall is a quarter horse?
A quarter horses max height is 15.3 hands.
Do horses have hands?
yes
How big is a hand horses?
Horses are measured in hands. They are measured from the ground up to their withers(the crest at the base of the neck). A hand equals 4 inches or about 10cm. Horses are measured in hands because back when everyone owned horses the quickest way to measure horses was with their hands. Approximately, the width of most peoples hands are 4 inches so they didn't have to worry about people with bigger or smaller hands than others.
What did pioneers use to measure their horses?
They measured their horses using their hands.
Are mustang horses big?
Mustang horses are known for being strong but small. Most Mustangs are 14-15 hands, but some are 16 hands. Horses under 14.2 hands are ponies. (A hand is four inches)
What do they mean when they say 18-20 hands when measuring the height of a horse?
A hand is the typical way of measuring horses. A hand is 4 inches, so a horse that stands 18 hands is 6 feet at the withers. (or top of horses upper back)
I horses 160 centimeters equals how many hands?
15'3'' hands
How high are horses?
You actually refer to it as "hands". Horses on average are around 15 hands with 1 hand being about 4 inches.
What are horses measured in?
I'm guessing you mean height, so the answer is Hands (High). (e.g 14hh) they are measured by using a measurement called hands . This is about 4 inches per hand.
Do they measure horses by there head or stomach?
Horses are measured in hands from the ground to their shoulders. An average horse is usually around 15 or 16 hands.
How many bones do horses have in their hand?
Your question is either a joke or not understandable. Horses have no hands.
What are horse hands?
Hands is a unit of measurement when measuring horses. One hand is equal to about 4 inches. Starting at the ground and working your way to the whithers using hands is the way horses are measured.
