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	1.524
12.1	49	4ft 1	1.2446	15.1	61	5ft 1	1.5494
12.2	50	4ft 2	1.27	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	1.651
13.2	54	4ft 6	1.397	16.2	66	5ft 6	1.6764
13.3	55	4ft 7	1.397	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	1.778
14.3	59	4ft 11	1.4986	17.3	71	5ft 11	1.803
				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