Convert horse height between centimeters, decimal hands, hh notation, and feet/inches, with pony or horse classification and preset heights.
Cm To Hh Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the conversion from centimeters to hands (decimal). One hand is exactly 4 inches, which is exactly 10.16 cm.
Hands (decimal) = Cm / 10.16
Note: Traditional horse height “hh” notation is written as hands.inches, where the digits after the decimal are inches (0–3), not tenths of a hand (e.g., 15.2 means 15 hands 2 inches).
Variables:
- Hands (decimal) is the height in hands expressed as a decimal value
- Cm is the height in centimeters
To calculate the height in hands (decimal), divide the height in centimeters by 10.16.
| Centimeters (cm) | Hands (hh) |
|---|---|
| 100 | 9.3 |
| 110 | 10.3 |
| 120 | 11.3 |
| 125 | 12.1 |
| 130 | 12.3 |
| 135 | 13.1 |
| 140 | 13.3 |
| 142 | 14.0 |
| 145 | 14.1 |
| 147 | 14.2 |
| 150 | 14.3 |
| 152 | 15.0 |
| 155 | 15.1 |
| 157 | 15.2 |
| 160 | 15.3 |
| 162 | 16.0 |
| 165 | 16.1 |
| 170 | 16.3 |
| 175 | 17.1 |
| 180 | 17.3 |
| *hh notation uses hands.inches (inches 0–3). Values above are rounded to the nearest inch. | |
What is Cm To Hh?
"Cm to Hh" refers to converting a height from centimeters (cm) to hands (hh), a unit commonly used to measure horse height. One hand is exactly 4 inches, which equals exactly 10.16 cm. If you want hands as a decimal value, you can divide centimeters by 10.16. If you want traditional “hh” notation, it is written as hands.inches (0–3 inches).
How to Calculate Cm To Hh?
The following steps outline how to calculate the height in hands using the conversion 1 hand = 10.16 cm.
- First, determine the height in centimeters (Cm).
- If you need decimal hands, calculate: Hands = Cm ÷ 10.16.
- If you need traditional hh (hands.inches), convert to inches first: Inches = Cm ÷ 2.54, then convert inches into hands (divide by 4) and express the remainder as inches (0–3).
- After calculating the result, check that hh notation uses inches (0–3) after the decimal (e.g., 14.2 is valid, 14.5 is not).
Example Problem:
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
Height in centimeters (Cm) = 150
150 cm ÷ 2.54 = 59.06 in. 59.06 in = 14 hands and about 3 inches, so the height is approximately 14.3 hh (and about 14.76 hands as a decimal).
