Although horses are traditionally measured in hands, with Europeanisation horses are also measured in centimetres, particularly small ponies. Our table shows the conversion from hands to centimetres.
Hands (hh) | Centimetres (cm) |
10.0 | 101.60 |
10.1 | 104.14 |
10.2 | 106.68 |
10.3 | 109.22 |
11.0 | 111.76 |
11.1 | 114.30 |
11.2 | 116.84 |
11.3 | 119.38 |
12.0 | 121.92 |
12.1 | 124.46 |
12.2 | 127.00 |
12.3 | 129.54 |
13.0 | 132.08 |
13.1 | 134.62 |
13.2 | 137.16 |
13.3 | 139.70 |
14.0 | 142.24 |
14.1 | 144.78 |
14.2 | 147.32 |
14.3 | 149.86 |
15.0 | 152.40 |
15.1 | 154.94 |
15.2 | 157.48 |
15.3 | 160.02 |
16.0 | 162.56 |
16.1 | 165.10 |
16.2 | 167.64 |
16.3 | 170.18 |
17.0 | 172.72 |
17.1 | 175.26 |
17.2 | 177.80 |
17.3 | 180.34 |
18.0 | 182.88 |