Written by  Contributing Writer, Karen McPeak My thoroughbred mare is 16 hands. Well, almost. She’s nearly 16 hands. Okay, she’s 15.3 and change but closer to 16 than 15.3. So why don’t I just say she’s 15.3 and change or almost 16 hands? Am I afraid of embarrassing her? She doesn’t know how tall she is. [...]