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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.
To do this, measure from the corner of the horseâs mouth, up along the line that the cheek piece would follow, over the ears (for the crown piece), and to the other corner of the mouth. Measure for the length of browband. Measure from the back edge of the horseâs ear, around his forehead, to the back edge of his other ear. Measure for the length of noseband. Measure the circumference of the horseâs nose, approximately one inch or two finger widths down from the prominent cheek bone towards the nose. Measure the length of throatlatch required. Measure from back of your horseâs ear, under his throat, to the back of his other ear.