i have a horse that is 25 hands tall how tall is that in feet (Abouts)
does anyone know
2007-01-31 02:17:03 · 6 answers · asked by Cowgirl 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
8.3 ft. If your horse is that big- you should contact World Records- cause your horse just broke it. Make sure you are measuring from bottom of hoof to top of withers- not the top of his head. Many novice people make this mistake.
2007-01-31 06:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's unlikely that your horse measures 25 hands high.... that would be about 8.3ft to the withers if you're measuring correctly...
A 'hand' measures 4".
A horse is measured on level ground, from the ground to the withers.
Without a measuring stick in 'hands', use a measuring stick in inches, then divide the inches by 4. That will give you the height in hands. i.e: 16.2hh. You can go to .3 3/4 of a hand before going to the next whole number. i.e: 15.3 3/4, 16.hh, 16.1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 16.1hh, 16.1 1/4, and so on.
Hope this helps!
2007-01-31 02:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by EJ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
25 hands is about 8.3 feet. Every hand is approx. 4 inches. Thats a pretty big horse, by the way!!
2007-01-31 02:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
8.3 feet tall
4in in a hand
25*4=100/12=8.3
2007-01-31 02:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Sun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supposedly a "hand" is 4 inches, so he is approximately 8 feet 4 inches tall - hope this is what you wanted
2007-01-31 02:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by gleesprite_28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well seeing as the tallest horse in the uk is a 19.5hh Shire, i doubt your horse is 25hh!
the tallest EVER was a Shire named Samson who was 21.2hh.
i think you may need to remeasure him ;) it's from the bottom of his hoof to his whither (sp?). the person above me summed that up better.
2007-01-31 03:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by catx 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋