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up to 18 hands and over. With practice the height of horses 

 may be estimated very closely without the aid of a measuring 

 standard. A person who knows the exact height from the 

 ground to the level of his eyes, and also the exact height from 

 the ground to his chin, can step up to the shoulder of a horse, 

 locate the highest bony part of the withers, and estimate the 

 height very easily. 



