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What is a "hand" when talking about horses2007-11-24 21:19:03Answers:

It's how they measure a horse's height. One hand is equal to 4 inches. So a 16.4 hand horse would be 65.6 inches tall at the withers (the highest point of the back, above the shoulder), or about 5'4" tall at the withers.

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Its a height measurement

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It's used to measure the height. Literally the width of your hand.

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hand means height 4 inches

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A measurement of height, about 4 inches. Horses are measured to the shoulder.

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Turn your hand sidewides so your fingers are pointing horizontally, this is considered one hand. Start stacking from there to get to 14, 15 ect. Hope this helps!

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4 inches

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Its a measurement, using your hand, of a horse.

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It's a measurment of height; it's about four inches.

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a hand equals 4 inches. If a horse is 54 inches at the withers it is considered to be 13 and a half hands tall.

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It is used to measure the height of the horse. Your avatar looks like a cowboy but if you're a cowboy you should know what hands are when it comes to horses.

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normally a unit of measurement that equals 4".