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If the world was truly a rational place, men would ride
sidesaddle. ~Rita Mae Brown
General Reference
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. An
older male horse is called either a "stallion",
if left intact, or a
"gelding", if cut. A young male horse is considered a colt even if he is
gelded.
The verb 'to geld' refers to the process of neutering a stallion.
A young female horse is called a filly until age four, and
a mare thereafter.
Breed Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horse_breeds
Coat Colors
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml
Measuring Height
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The highest point of a horse is the top of its head (called a
poll).
As a horse can move its head up and down it is hard to take an accurate
measurement from the ground to the top of its head.
The height of a horse is therefore measured in a vertical line from the
ground to the withers (at the base of the neck).
One hand = 4 inches ***
If a horse is more than an exact number of hands high (hh), the extra inches are
given after a decimal point
e.g. 14 hands 2 inches is written as 14.2 hh. There are no such
measurements as 15.4 hands.. as every 4th inch begins a new 'hand'.
Below is a table that
converts the average height of horses to inches, and feet
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HANDS |
INCHES |
FEET |
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HANDS |
INCHES |
FEET |
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12.0 |
48 |
4ft |
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15.1 |
61 |
5ft 1 |
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12.1 |
49 |
4ft 1 |
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15.2 |
62 |
5ft 2 |
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12.2 |
50 |
4ft 2 |
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15.3 |
63 |
5ft 3 |
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12.3 |
51 |
4ft 3 |
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16.0 |
64 |
5ft 4 |
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13.0 |
52 |
4ft 4 |
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16.1 |
65 |
5ft 5 |
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13.1 |
53 |
4ft 5 |
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16.2 |
66 |
5ft 6 |
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13.2 |
54 |
4ft 6 |
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16.3 |
67 |
5ft 7 |
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13.3 |
55 |
4ft 7 |
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17.0 |
68 |
5ft 8 |
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14.0 |
56 |
4ft 8 |
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17.1 |
69 |
5ft 9 |
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14.1 |
57 |
4ft 9 |
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17.2 |
70 |
5ft 10 |
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14.2 |
58 |
4ft 10 |
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17.3 |
71 |
5ft 11 |
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14.3 |
59 |
4ft 11 |
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18.0 |
72 |
6ft |
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15.0 |
60 |
5ft |
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List averages:
14.2
- 58 inches - in horses considered the line
between Pony (under 14.2) and horse height. Typical size of many Mustangs,
although a recent infusion of outside blood in some herds produces larger
animals now.
15 hands
- 60 inches - typical for many saddle horse
breeds. About average height for Arabians and some Gaited breeds.
16 hands
- 64 inches. Typical range for saddle mules, draft
horses, and many saddle horse breeds.
17 hands
- 68 inches. Commonly seen in some Draft horse
breeds, Warmbloods, and a few saddle mules.
18 hands -
72 inches. A few specimens this tall, but unusual in all but a few
breeds, mainly Warmblood or Drafters.
19 hands
- 76 inches (6 foot, 4" at the withers). Taller than most men.
19.1 hands
- 77 inches high, 6 foot 5 inches at the withers.
19.3 1/2 hands - [ Tallest living
horse as of 2006 ]
20 hands
- 80 inches.
21 hands
- 84 inches
21.2 ½ hands
- 86 ½ inches at the withers. [Tallest horse ever
documented, a Shire gelding named Sampson
(aka
Mammoth ) measured in 1850 and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.]
The Friesian's average height is about 15.3 hands, although it may vary from
14.2 to 17 hands tall.
The Thoroughbred stands typically from as small as 15.2 to as large as 17.0
hands.
Arabians average 14.1 to 15.0 hands.
Quarter horses average between 14 and 16 hands.
Andalusians average 15.2-16.2 hands.
Radar - 19.3 1/2 hh
your arabian is not this large. just.. don't do it.
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Men are generally more careful of the Breed of their Horses and Dogs than of
their Children.
~William Penn
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