Horse Height
HORSE HEIGHT - INFORMATION
How to measure your Horse's Height
HH = Hands High
Here is a handy table that will convert your horse's height in hands to show you how many inches, feet, or meters tall your horse is:
| HANDS | INCHES | FEET | METRES | HANDS | INCHES | FEET | METRES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | 48 | 4ft | 1.2192 | 15.0 | 60 | 5ft | 1.5240 | |
| 12.1 | 49 | 4ft 1 | 1.2446 | 15.1 | 61 | 5ft 1 | 1.5494 | |
| 12.2 | 50 | 4ft 2 | 1.2700 | 15.2 | 62 | 5ft 2 | 1.5748 | |
| 12.3 | 51 | 4ft 3 | 1.2954 | 15.3 | 63 | 5ft 3 | 1.6002 | |
| 13.0 | 52 | 4ft 4 | 1.3208 | 16.0 | 64 | 5ft 4 | 1.6256 | |
| 13.1 | 53 | 4ft 5 | 1.3462 | 16.1 | 65 | 5ft 5 | 1.6510 | |
| 13.2 | 54 | 4ft 6 | 1.3716 | 16.2 | 66 | 5ft 6 | 1.6764 | |
| 13.3 | 55 | 4ft 7 | 1.3970 | 16.3 | 67 | 5ft 7 | 1.7018 | |
| 14.0 | 56 | 4ft 8 | 1.4224 | 17.0 | 68 | 5ft 8 | 1.7272 | |
| 14.1 | 57 | 4ft 9 | 1.4478 | 17.1 | 69 | 5ft 9 | 1.7526 | |
| 14.2 | 58 | 4ft 10 | 1.4732 | 17.2 | 70 | 5ft 10 | 1.7780 | |
| 14.3 | 59 | 4ft 11 | 1.4986 | 17.3 | 71 | 5ft 11 | 1.8030 | |
| 18.0 | 72 | 6ft | 1.8288 |
Traditionally, a horse's height is calculated in 'Hands', where 1 'Hand' is equal to 4 inches.
The measurement is taken from the ground level to the highest point on the horse's withers.
1 hand = 4 inches (101.60mm)
1 inch = 2.54cm (0.0254m)
The red line is where the measurement would be taken, about in the middle of the withers, at their highest point.
Hands Conversion
Since a hand is equal to four inches, you can calculate your horse's height in inches by this formula:
4 x WH + FH = Inches high
Where WH stands for the horse's whole hands, and
FH stands for any fraction of the horse's height left over.
For example, a 15.2HH horse's height could be calculated as follows :
Formula: 4 X WH + FH = Inches high
Example: 4 X 15 + 2 = 62 Inches high
To work out the height in metres: 62 Inches x 0.0254m = 1.5748m