Dear All
There seems to be some misunderstanding. It is not an
explanation of the formula for converting metres (or inches) into
hands which I require (I understand and have used this method); it
is the full reference for the Clutton Brock article in which this
method is given. (I want to add it to my bibliography).
Thanks anyway
Angela Fitzpatrick
Date sent: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:03:19 +0100
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From: Tommy Tyrberg <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Reference for Clutton-Brock
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It doesn't seem very complicated. Since there are three hands to a foot and
3.281 feet to a meter, one meter is = 9.843 hands.
Simply dividing hands by 10 is probably good enough (I strongly doubt that
horses are normally measured to a precision better than 1.57 % in any case).
Tommy Tyrberg
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