Height to Hands Conversion Table
Use this table to convert your horse's height in inches, feet or meters to hands! A horse's height is calculated in hands with one hand being equal to four inches. The measurement is taken from the ground level to the highest point on the horse's withers.
| HANDS | INCHES | FEET | METERS |
| 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 |
| 14.1 | 57 | 4ft 9 | 1.4478 |
| 14.2 | 58 | 4ft 10 | 1.4732 |
| 14.3 | 59 | 4ft 11 | 1.4986 |
| 15.0 | 60 | 5ft | 1.524 |
| 15.1 | 61 | 5ft 1 | 1.5494 |
| 15.2 | 62 | 5ft 2 | 1.5748 |
| 15.3 | 63 | 5ft 3 | 1.6002 |
| 16.0 | 64 | 5ft 4 | 1.6256 |
| 16.1 | 65 | 5ft 5 | 1.651 |
| 16.2 | 66 | 5ft 6 | 1.6764 |
| 16.3 | 67 | 5ft 7 | 1.7018 |
| 17.0 | 68 | 5ft 8 | 1.7272 |
| 17.1 | 69 | 5ft 9 | 1.7526 |
| 17.2 | 70 | 5ft 10 | 1.778 |
| 17.3 | 71 | 5ft 11 | 1.803 |
| 18.0 | 72 | 6ft | 1.8288 |