A hand is 4 inches, or 10.16 centimeters! :*)
Jude Hall, Redbud & Angel
in soggy central Ohio, US
>Hi there!
>
>US-riders are weight in pounds (lbs)
>Europeans in kilograms
>(1lbs = 0.45359 kilograms)
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>US-trails are measured in Miles
>Europeans in Kilometers
>(1 Mile = 1.6093 Kilometer)
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>US-temperature is measured in Fahrenheit
>European in Celsius
>(32 degrees Fahrenheit = 0 degrees Celsius
>212 degrees Fahrenheit = 100 degrees Celsius
>-/- 40 degrees Fahrenheit = -/- 40 degrees Celsius)
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>But US-horses are measured in hands and inches
>Europeans in meter and centimeters
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>and that's where I get lost. HOW MUCH INCHES OR CENTIMETERS IS A HAND?
>(1 inch = 2.54 centimeters, that's what I know)
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>Need help!
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>Greetings,
>
>
>Desiree Hanen - The Netherlands
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>(Still.... it takes Love over Gold & to finish is to win!)
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