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How Tall Are You in Horses?
Your height and weight, rendered in the units of the British livestock market.
Height in hands
Hands17.1 hh
A hand is four inches, measured from the ground to the withers. Written 16.2, meaning sixteen hands and two inches, not sixteen point two.
Barleycorns207 barleycorns
Three barleycorns to the inch, standardised by Edward II in 1324.
Weight at market
Stones & pounds11st 11lb
Cloves23.6
Firkins of butter2.95
A clove is seven pounds, half a stone, used in the wool and cheese trades. A firkin of butter is fifty-six pounds, and is a weight rather than the nine-gallon ale cask of the same name.
Your equine match
You stand as tall as a Clydesdale
A heavy draught horse from the Clyde valley, known for feathered hooves and a high-stepping gait. Powerful, and unusually gentle with it.