Measuring a pony or horse's height

A rider measures a horse's height from level ground to the withers.

•	A horse is measured in hands. 
•	One hand equals four inches. 
•	40 inches equals 10 hands high. 
•	40 divided by 4 equals 10. 
Note: 
42 inches is called 10.2hh (10 hands two inches) 
not 10.5 (10 and a half)
There is no such thing as 10.4hh. That would be 11.0 or 11hh	
Guesstimating a horse's weight in pounds

Weight tapes give a rough estimate of horse's weight. 
•	Circle the girth just behind the elbow 
•	Read the tape measure in inches right 
after the horse exhales 
•	Measure body length from the point of the 
shoulder to the point of the buttocks in a straight line. 

•	Now multiply girth in inches by itself 
•	then multiply that by the body length in inches. 
•	Divide the total by 330 for the approximate 
weight in pounds 

For example:
if the horse measures 70 inches girth circumference
and body length is 60 inches: 70 times 70 equals 4900, 
times 60 equals 294000, divided by 330 equals 890.9 lbs

70 x 70 x 60 / 330= 890.9 lbs