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[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

You will find "Hands" still being used as a specialty measurement of how tall a horse is. And I think they measure at the front shoulder. But that is, I think, the only time you might hear it.

For the curious, 1 Hand = 4"/~100mm For example - The mare stood 15 hands tall.

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