Hands Conversion
Here is a handy table that will convert your horse's height in hands to show you how many inches, feet or meters tall your horse is. Traditionally, a horse's height is calculated in hands, one hand being equal to four inches. The measurement is taken from the ground level to the highest point on the horse's withers.
The black 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 x FH = inches high =
4 x 15 + 2 = 62 inches high
Below is a table that converts the height of horses to inches, feet and meters.
| Hands | Inches | Feet | Meters | Warmblood | Full | Cob | Pony |
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| 12.0 | 48 | 4ft | 1.2192 |  | |||
| 12.1 | 49 | 4ft 1 | 1.2446 | | |||
| 12.2 | 50 | 4ft 2 | 1.27 | | |||
| 12.3 | 51 | 4ft 3 | 1.2954 | | |||
| 13.0 | 52 | 4ft 4 | 1.3208 | | |||
| 13.1 | 53 | 4ft 5 | 1.3462 | | |||
| 13.2 | 54 | 4ft 6 | 1.397 | | |||
| 13.3 | 55 | 4ft 7 | 1.397 | | |||
| 14.0 | 56 | 4ft 8 | 1.4224 | |
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| 14.1 | 57 | 4ft 9 | 1.4478 | |
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| 14.2 | 58 | 4ft 10 | 1.4732 | |
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| 14.3 | 59 | 4ft 11 | 1.4986 | |
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| 15.0 | 60 | 5ft | 1.524 | |
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| 15.1 | 61 | 5ft 1 | 1.5494 | |
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| 15.2 | 62 | 5ft 2 | 1.5748 | |
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| 15.3 | 63 | 5ft 3 | 1.6002 | |
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| 16.0 | 64 | 5ft 4 | 1.6256 | |
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| 16.1 | 65 | 5ft 5 | 1.651 | |
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| 16.2 | 66 | 5ft 6 | 1.6764 | |
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| 16.3 | 67 | 5ft 7 | 1.7018 | |
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| 17.0 | 68 | 5ft 8 | 1.7272 | |
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| 17.1 | 69 | 5ft 9 | 1.7526 | |
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| 17.2 | 70 | 5ft 10 | 1.778 | |
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| 17.3 | 71 | 5ft 11 | 1.803 | |
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| 18.0 | 72 | 6ft | 1.8288 | |
By Weight
| Novaguard Size | Weight (kg) | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| MINI | < 5kg | < 11lb |
| TOY | 2-7kg | 4.5-15lb |
| SMALL | 5-12kg | 11-26lb |
| SMALL-MEDIUM | 10-25kg | 22-55lb |
| MEDIUM | 23-35kg | 50-77lb |
| LARGE | 33-45kg | 72-99lb |
By Head Measurement (see diagram below)
| Novaguard Size | Measurement (cm) | Measurement (inches) |
|---|---|---|
| MINI | 11-13cm | 4.3-5" |
| TOY | 11-13cm | 4.3-5" |
| SMALL | 13-15cm | 5-6" |
| SMALL-MEDIUM | 15-18cm | 6-7" |
| MEDIUM | 18-21cm | 7-8.3" |
| LARGE | 21-24cm | 8.3-9.4" |
By Weight
| Optivizor Size | Weight (kg) | Weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| TOY | 2-6kg | 4-15lb |
| SMALL | 5-12kg | 11-26lb |
| SMALL-MEDIUM | 10-25kg | 22-55lb |
| MEDIUM | 23-35kg | 50-77lb |
| LARGE | 33-45kg | 72-99lb |
| X-LARGE | 45+kg | 99+lb |
By Head Measurement (see diagram below)
| Optivizor Size | Measurement (cm) | Measurement (inches) |
|---|---|---|
| TOY | 11-13cm | 4.3-5" |
| SMALL | 13-15cm | 5-6" |
| SMALL-MEDIUM | 15-18cm | 6-7" |
| MEDIUM | 18-21cm | 7-8.3" |
| LARGE | 21-24cm | 8.3-9.4" |
| X-LARGE | 24-28cm | 9.4-11" |