Not Another Metric Thread

[Cape Byron]

 

[Aeva]

https://www.horse.com/content/horse-care/how-horse-height-is-measured/


FYI: This illustration isn't even right.The hands should be side to side, not wrist to finger tip. Thanks @dr wogz for pointing that out

https://www.vedantu.com/physics/stone-unit-of-weight#



Hands and stones as units of measurement for height of a horse and an object's weight are still some of the silliest and most arbitrary units.


E: Another one I remember is that an acre is "how much a ox can plow in a day":
https://www.britannica.com/science/acre-unit-of-measurement

 

[dr wogz]

the 'hand' illustration is wrong.. it's 4", which is typically across the hand (thumb to pinky finger), not fingertip to wrist..

 

[Aeva]

the 'hand' illustration is wrong.. it's 4", which is typically across the hand (thumb to pinky finger), not fingertip to wrist..

one could say the illustration shorthanded the horse? lol... sorry can't resist a pun

And yeah, a 4" wrist to tip hand sounds small. Tiny hands lol

 

[NTP2]

the 'hand' illustration is wrong.. it's 4", which is typically across the hand (thumb to pinky finger), not fingertip to wrist..

+1 that is one of 3 things I remember from riding lessons (the others are, choose a horse that you like and more importantly that like you, and that saddles are not comfortable.)

Ps the only bonus of a horse is that they can self drive.

 

[Aeva]

Ps the only bonus of a horse is that they can self drive.

You know how there's the story about the horse racing the train signaling a shift in transportation from steed to machine? WHAT IF... we do they same thing with a self driving car and a horse? lol

 

[Cape Byron]