| Horse height measurement In Britain and America, the height of horses is measured in hands. One hand is equal to 4 inches. In many other countries and for the purposes of international competition, the height is given in centimetres. The tables on the right give equivalent heights in hands, inches and centimetres. Conversion formula:
inches x 2.54 = centimetres
centimetres x 0.39 = inches | Horses | 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 |
| Ponies | 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 |
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