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.
The point on the horse is the height measurement taken is the withers.
There are four inches in a hand if you are talking about the height of a horse.
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!
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.
hands
One horse hand is equivalent to 4 inches. It is a unit of measurement commonly used to determine the height of horses.
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.
Feet.
measuring the height of horses
Centimetres.
they are in Hands
Centimetres.