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It is a special measure that people use to measure horses. It is four inches and you measure the horse or pony from their withers (where the mane starts on the horse's back) down to their feet.

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How high is 132cm in hands high?

A hand is a unit of measure that determines the horse's height at the highest point of the withers. One horse's hand is equal to 10.16 cm. So in 132 cm, there are 13.0 hands.


How can you tell how tall a horse is in inches?

horses are measured in hands. 1 hand = 4 inches therefore.... a horse that is 15.3 hh (hands high) is (15 x 4 + 3) 63 inches tall you measure a horse from the withers... the lump where their neck starts


When people say the horse is 15 hands high do they mean human hands?

Yes. The origin of measuring a horse this way is very old, but easy to understand. In days long ago people did not have the common measuring devices (like tape measures, etc.) that we do today. To measure a horse, they used their hands. Somewhere along the way, the measuring unit of a hand was standardized to mean four inches. Though the origins are ancient, a hand is still the unit of measurement for horses that modern horse owners use today.


How do you measure a horse's shoulder angle?

To measure a horse's shoulder angle, you would typically need a special tool called a scapula gauge. This tool is placed on the horse's shoulder to measure the angle between the shoulder blade and the withers. It is important to have the horse stand square and relaxed for an accurate measurement.


How do you measure a horses height?

A horse's height is typically measured in hands. One hand is equal to 4 inches. To measure a horse's height, start at the ground and measure to the highest point of the withers, which is the ridge between the horse's shoulder blades.