The Hand is the standard unit for measuring horse height worldwide. One hand equals exactly 4 inches. For example, an average riding horse stands about 15-16 hands (60-64 inches) tall at the shoulder. This measurement is taken from the ground to the horse's withers (shoulder ridge). The decameter (dam) is used to measure medium-scale distances like the length of a tennis court (~2.3 dam) or a cricket pitch (~2.0 dam). It’s also practical for land surveying and agricultural plots (e.g., a small field might be 10 dam × 20 dam).
To convert between Hand (hh) and Decameter (dam), use the following formulas:
1 Hand (hh) = 0.010159999999999999 Decameter (dam)
1 Decameter (dam) = 98.4251968503937 Hand (hh)
1 hh = 1 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.010159999999999999 dam
2 hh = 2 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.020319999999999998 dam
5 hh = 5 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.0508 dam
10 hh = 10 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.1016 dam
15 hh = 15 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.15239999999999998 dam
20 hh = 20 * 0.010159999999999999 dam = 0.2032 dam
| Hand (hh) | Decameter (dam) |
|---|---|
| 1 hh | 0.010159999999999999 dam |
| 2 hh | 0.020319999999999998 dam |
| 5 hh | 0.0508 dam |
| 10 hh | 0.1016 dam |
| 15 hh | 0.15239999999999998 dam |
| 20 hh | 0.2032 dam |