When you measure a horse in hands where do you start??

Question

When you measure a horse in hands where do you start??

Answer 1

From the withers (the shoulders, where the neck joins with the body) to the ground, when the horse is unshod.  1 hand is 4 inches, traditionally the breadth of the palm of a hand, funnily enough!

Answer 2

youre going to measure from the base of the withers, all the way to the ground.

Answer 3

You measure from the top of the withers to the ground, with the tape measure straight up and down.  Make sure the horse is standing on a solid, level surface.  

Answer 4

from the ground up to the withers