Originally posted by savoche Nah, we're not that tall. Most people here are smaller than me and I'm only 194cm (about 2 yards 1 hand 1/2.6" in Americanese).
horses and ponies are measured in " hands ":
The red line is where the measurement would be taken, about in the middle of the withers, at their highest point.
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 :
4 X WH + FH = Inches high =
4 X 15 + 2 = 62 Inches high
Horse Height Hands Conversion Chart