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Hands (Horses)A hand is a form of measurement used to tell the height of a horse. One hand is equal to 4 inches. The horse is measured from the ground to the top of the withers. So a horse that is 15 hands high (abbreviated 15 hh) is 30 inches at from the ground to the top of the withers. There are also smaller increments used between the hands. A horse 31 inches tall would be 15.1 hh (said "fifteen one hands high"). A horse 32" would be 15.2 hh, 33" would be 15.3 hh, 34" would be 16 hands high. Hands are used to separate horses from ponies. Ponies are 14.2 hh or smaller, while a horse is anything taller than 14.2 hh. For showing purposes, ponies are further grouped into small, medium, and large. Small ponies are 12.2 hh and under, medium ponies are over 12.2 but not to exceed 13.2 hh, and large ponies are over 13.2 but not to exceed 14.2 hh.
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