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What are hands2007-11-24 21:21:04

hands as in horses.

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it is the old way in which we measure how tall a horse was. Not anymore though :((( Now measured in CM's

A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length measurement, usually based on the breadth of a male human hand and thus around 4 inches long (about 10 cm). When used to measure height, it is abbreviated "h" (for "hands") or "hh" (standing for "hands high")

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One hand = 4 inches. A way to measure horses - it is the height of the horse measured to the withers.

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A hand is the unit of measurement which is 4 inches and they are measured from the floor to their withers which is the bony high point on their spine where the neck meets the body.

Long ago, they used their hands side by side to measure and the average width of a man's hand is 4 inches hence the name.

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the width across your hand, approx 4 inches or 10cm

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Hands are how tall horses are. One hand is 4 inches

Hope I was some help

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A hand is the unit of measurement used to measure how tall a horse is to its withers. A hand is equivalent to four inches.

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one hand is 4 inches. you measure from the ground up to the top of your horses withers (front shoulder muscle). a pony is under 14.1 hh and a horse is over 14.2 hh.

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one hand equally four inches. Hands are the measurement from the horses heel to the horses withers.