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Horses are measured in "hands". One hand is about 10 cm or 4 in. Most horses are somewhere between 14-17 hands, but 17 hands is about as tall as you will see them, even though the record I'm sure is taller. But the breed makes all the diffrence.
- Edited by : HarrietM 7/12/09
You commonly see horses up to 18h ish!
I wouldn't say there was an average. 14.3hh and over is classed as a horse 14.2hh and under is a pony. The most common sizes for horses are anything from 14.3hh to 17hh. You will probably find less horses measuring over 17hh.
Any individual horse that is 14.2 hands or under is classified as a pony. Any horse that is over 14.2 hands high is classified as a horse.
1 Hand is 4 inches so 14 hands is 56 inches or 4 feet 8 inches
well, one hand is four inches, and every .1 is another inch, so 14.3 would be:
14x4= 56
56"+3"= 59", or 4 feet, 11 inches
A hand is equal to 4 inches - so - 14.1 hands is 56.4 inches, or just over 4 feet 6 inches.
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