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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 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
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 do you measure a horse's shoulder angle?
By hands
What are duck hands called?
Ducks hands are called Webbed feet pooo!!
How do you measure a horses height?
By the width of your hand ( 4" ) from ground to withers (top of the sholders). "He's 15 hands high" Paw P/////
What is the unit of measure for a racehorse's height?
Hands
What is A unit of measure that people agree to use?
is meant by measurement in che mistry
What is called an unit to measure an angle?
the unit is called ( i think ) geomatry!? LOLHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Define what is an unit?
The scale in which measure the Quantitiy is called "unit".
What is most common unit used to measure heat?
there is a device called a hydrometer that measures humidity. theres a unit to measure heat called a calorie. those are two to measure it!
What is the unit to measure an angle called?
A radian.
What customary unit would you use to measure a horse?
Hands is popular, otherwise feet or meters, depending on location.
How long is a cord?
There is no unit of measure called a cord.
What unit is measured for height?
it´s done by palms or hands, usually the measure starts from the horseshoe to the cross, therefore English pureblood are 14 hands and peruvian pasofinos are 9 hands etc
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
What is the unit of measure called of?
It is called the litre, it weighs 1Kg and has 1,000 cc.
The common unit to measure angles is called?
degree (apex)
