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1 A hand is equal to 4 inches or 10.2cms. 2  You should measure your horse from the point of the withers to the ground. 3  A horse that is 61 inches tall is 15.1 hands or 15 hands and 1 inch or 15.1hh. 4  This is calculated using (61/4 = 15.25); the .25 is the decimal equivalent of one quarter and a quarter of 4 = 1; so 15.1hh.
The measurment is taken from the ground level to the highest point on the horse's withers. A hand is equal to 4 inches. The 3 inches in between each hand measurement are denoted as decimal measurements, therefore a horse which is described as 14.1 hands is 14 hands + 1 inch. Horses are beginning to be measured in cm however hands are still in common use. All miniature horses and ponies under 10 hands are always measured in either inches or cms. 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.