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.
17.2 hand tall is pretty tall for a horse. You see, Every four inches is equal to on hand. What you would do is find the product of 17x4 the answer is 68. 68+2=70.
Your 17.2 hand tall horse is 70 inches tall. WOW!!
Each hh is 4 inches up to the withers, which is the point where the mane starts near the horses back. So 4 times 17 is 108 inches up to the withers. ( they're kinda tall and great for show jumping/eventing )
Well, it's 69.4 Inches, if that helps. You could break that down in feet.
How I got this: 17.1 (Hands high) x 42 (multifly to determine inches) = 68.4 Inches
One hand is four inches (10.16 cm), so 17 hands is 68 inches (172.72 cm) or 5 feet eight inches tall.
1 hand = 4 inches so 5 foot 6 inches
Radar, the world's largest horse,is an impressive height of 19 hands, 3 1/2 inches tall == ==
16.2 hands
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20 inches
Around 16.2 hands.
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".
Radar, the world's largest horse,is an impressive height of 19 hands, 3 1/2 inches tall == ==
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.
It is about 20 hands tall