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Measuring the height of a horse

A hand is a form of measurement used to tell the height of a horse, with one hand being equal to 4 inches. The horse is measured from the ground to the top of the withers. So a horse that is 15 hands high (abbreviated 15 hh) is 60 inches from the ground to the top of the withers. There are also smaller increments used between the hands. A horse 61 inches tall would be 15.1 hh (said "fifteen one hands high"). A horse 62" would be 15.2 hh, 63" would be 15.3 hh, 64" would be 16 hands high.

Equestrian land for sale in West Midlands, Kent and Somerset

Hands are used to separate horses from ponies. Ponies are 14.2 hh or smaller, while a horse is anything taller than 14.2 hh. For showing purposes, ponies are further grouped into small, medium, and large. Small ponies are 12.2 hh and under, medium ponies are over 12.2 but not to exceed 13.2 hh, and large ponies are over 13.2 but not to exceed 14.2 hh.

The conversion tables on the below gives heights in hands, inches and centimetres.

Conversion formula:

inches x 2.54 = centimetres
centimetres x 0.39 = inches

Hands	Inches	cm
18	72	183
17.3	71	180.5
17.2	70	178
17.1	69	175.5
17	68	172.5
16.3	67	170
16.2	66	167.5
16.1	65	165
16	64	162.5
15.3	63	160
15.2	62	157.5
15.1	61	155
15	60	152.5
14.3	59	150
14.2	58	147.5

Hands	Inches	cm
14.2	58	147.5
14.1	57	145
14	56	142
13.3	55	139.5
13.2	54	137
13.1	53	134.5
13	52	132
12.3	51	129.5
12.2	50	127
12.1	49	124.5
12	48	122
11.3	47	119.5
11.2	46	117
11.1	45	114.5
11	44	112