how many inches in a hand?

Answer 1

there are four inches to the universal hand.

Answer 2

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_(unit)

A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length measurement, usually based on the breadth of a male human hand and thus around 1 dm (i.e., about 10 cm).

Today it is only used for the height of horses in the United States and the United Kingdom. In this context, one hand equals four inches (exactly 10.16 cm). 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 60 inches (152.4 cm) from the ground to the top of the withers. Instead of decimal or vulgar fractions, three inch-long steps are being used between the hands, so a horse 62 inches (157.48 cm) tall would be 15.2 hh (said “fifteen two hands high”). A Pony is less than 14.2 hh.

For FEI purposes a horse can be measured with shoes on or off. In the United Kingdom much official measurement of horses is overseen by the Joint Measurement Board (JMB). For JMB purposes, the shoes must be removed before measurement.

Answer 3

4 inches

Answer 4

i believe that a hand is about 3 inches or 3"5 inches

Answer 5

four inches=1 hand
a hand is used to measure a horse, the measurement taken from the foot to the withers. it is a lot easier to measure with a tape or a stick than to count off the hands by hand. Some breed associations will dispute this and say that it is 5 inches instead of four.

Answer 6

As for horses, a hand is 4 inches. Horses are measured from the withers to the ground.

Answer 7

4 inches is one hand

Answer 8

a hand is 4 inches.

other measurements from a human hand: a palm is 3 in, a breadth (from thmb extended to pinky extended is 9 in.

Answer 9

4 inches honey

Answer 10

from tip thumb to tip of center finger with hand open and extended about 9 inches