A hand is a unit of measure in horses that is equal to 4 inches, so a horse that is 16.2 hands is 66 inches tall. Horses are measured from the ground to their withers, which is the point at the base of the neck where the shoulders come together at a point.
At my barn there are saddlebreds as tall as 18 or 19 hands. Probably there are saddlebreds taller then that though.
Radar, the world's largest horse,is an impressive height of 19 hands, 3 1/2 inches tall == ==
Al Kaheel Cavalor Cumano is approximately 17 hands tall, which is equivalent to 68 inches (173 cm) at the withers.
Big Brown, the racehorse, stood at around 16.1 hands tall.
The average Thoroughbred would most likely be around 16 hands. But there heights can range from approx 14.3hh all the way to 18hh.
17 hands
17 hands high
17 hands high.
phar lap was over 17 hands high
Empire Rose was 17 hands.
The breed normally ranges from 12.2 hands high to 14.2 hands high.
A quarter horses max height is 15.3 hands.
5'10" would make John Henry (the race horse) 17 and a half hands tall. Looking at photos he was probably average size. about 16 hands...5'4".
At my barn there are saddlebreds as tall as 18 or 19 hands. Probably there are saddlebreds taller then that though.
I used to keep Shires, they average between 16 - 17 1/2 hands, although I have seen one in a show which was 18 hands.
The tallest Thoroughbred ever was Le Grand Cheval, who stood at 19.2 hands. Mostly, though, Thoroughbreds are between 15 to 17 hands high.
They are about 15 hands tall at the withers.