What is the maximum 2nd number a horse is measured before you go up to the next #? Ex. 15.4hh or 16hh?
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JumpinBean
ANSWERS: 3
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Never mind...I found it! 15 - This is a correct way of writing that a horse is 15 hands tall 15.0 - Another correct way of writing that a horse is 15 hands tall 15.1 - This is the correct way of writing that a horse is 15 hands, 1 inch tall 15.2 - This is the correct way of writing that a horse is 15 hands, 2 inches tall 15.3 - This is the correct way of writing that a horse is 15 hands, 3 inches tall 15.4 - Wrong! This means that a horse is 15 hands, 4 inches tall. Since a hand is equal to four inches, this horse is actually 16 hands tall. 15.5 - Wrong again! Some people incorrectly use the number after the period to stand for fractions of a hand, but it should stand for inches. So, some people write "15.5" to mean 15 and a half hands, but this should correctly be written as "15.2".
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I'm not sure who rated your question down, but I gave it points back up...it was a good question, even if you did figure it out (correctly) yourself....not everyone would have jumped to the correct conclusion, right off the cuff!
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Your question is fine, I know what you mean. A hand is 10 centimetres, and divided into 4 points at 25mm each is the most convenient way. Thus 10hh - 100cm 10.2 - 1.05cm
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