#Shire horse

[shirecorn]

How tall is Shirecorn?

It occurs to me that I never specified how tall my fursona is. Horses are typically measured in Hands, which is about the width of an adult's hand, measured from thumb to pinky and stacked like so:

The hands reach up to the withers (shoulder) of a horse, rather than measuring up to their head.

The top of the withers is actually determined by the long bones that protrude off the back of the spine, rather than the upper edge of the horse's shoulder blade. It's a bit of a misnomer to call them bones, as they are part of the vertebra, not joints connected to it.

You have spines too, but yours are not as pronounced as those of ungulates (hoofed mammals) nor as epic as spinosaurus.

in horses, the muscle that lays on top of these bones determines the height of the withers.

A "Hand," understood as a standardized unit, is equal to 4 inches, 10.16 centimeters. Modern competitions and the professional horse world measure exact to the withers height in centimeters, but your average cowboy still talks in hands.

The first horse is 14 hands, so 56 inches/142.24 centimeters at the shoulder. That's on the smaller end of average for a horse! For those whose perception of height is compared to their own, that's 4'8, so the shoulder is below the top of most peoples' heads.

The tallest horse breed in the world is the shire horse.

These massive horses can reach 19 hands tall! To make it even, let's have both our guy and our shire be 17.5 hands tall. That's 5'10, 178 CM at the shoulder and top of withers.

Where does Shirecorn fit into this?

I represent myself as a shire unicorn with fluffy feet and a blueish coat. Until today, everyone has had to guess my height whenever drawing or picturing me. I haven't really gotten into it because I knew I needed to explains hands, withers, and average horse heights. But with all that out of the way, I have created a height chart to show Bo vs a typical shire, vs a human.

Don't get distracted by the typical shire silhouette. I just threw that in there to show how I measure up.

This is me:

That's right, I am 1 hand tall. That's 4 inches, or about 10 cm, measured at the withers! If you use the top of my horn, you'll get the wrong height.

But now that you know how to measure a horse, you can picture me in all my Shirecorn glory.

Go ahead, put in pocket. Take on adventure. Set me free. Stack shirecorns up to measure horses and humans alike. The power is in your hands.

#shire #shire horse #shire unicorn #art tips #horse #horse height #shirecorn #fursona #bo #shire draws #ponysona

[dharmaart]

A loose sketchy painting of two shire horses in harness.

#art #artist #artists on tumblr #animal art #horse #horses #equineart #horseart #gouache #shire horse #draught horse #draft horse #gouache painting

[fenjammin]

they grow up so fast

#my art #sso #star stable online #ssoblr #star stable tumblr #dartmoor pony #shire horse #sweetwillow #honeycatcher #had these both in the horses app which is funny to me. #they grow up so fast! (in a couple days)

[vintagewildlife]

An eight-horse Shire team working at a farm By: Unknown photographer From: Great Horses of Britain 1978

#domestic sunday #shire horse #horse #equine #ungulate #mammal #1978 #1970s #Great Horses of Britain

[1five1two]

#art #vintage illustration #shire horse #horse #figure #england

[horsefigureoftheday]

Horse figure of the day: Melissa and Doug Pasture Pals Shire

#melissa and doug #horse figure of the day #shire horse

[19silvermirrors]

Something horseverse this way comes🐎

#qijiu #horses #horseverse #shen jiu #yue qingyuan #svsss #sketches #preliminary #horse #shire horse #akhal teke #sketch #project

[ai-satin-chic]

A lot of equine-based images going around today, so I thought I'd add my interpretation of the theme. I think I've neigh-led it.

Lucky horse.

#long hair #satin dress #petticoats #ball gown #pink satin #hair flower #floral dress #horse #equestrian #shire horse

[roamingtigress]

When you want to take a badass picture of yourself with your husband who is looking normal for a change but the photobombers show up.

#rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #vandermatthews #hosea matthews #dutch van der lnde #rdr2 dutch #van der linde gang #hosea x dutch #dutch x hosea #shire horse #shire horses #shire #shires #horse #horses #equine #equines #Strawberry #West Elizabeth #rdr2 photography #red dead redemption 2 photography #rdr2 community #red dead #red dead redemption two #red dead redemption 2 community

[pelham-bits]

May 2022 - August 2023

A fresh haircut and a few hundred pounds difference! We just moved to a new facility and are still struggling with both saddle fit and foot rehab, so not sure if we’ll be riding her this year or not. We’re working a lot on in-hand exercises to build her hindquarters and topline in the meantime.

#Seraphena #drum horse #gypsy vanner #shire horse

[hippography]

SHIRE MARE “ROCK’S CARAMEL” 20731 

Stockbreeder’s Magazine, Vol. 1, 1899

#heavy horse #Shire horse #draught horse #draft horse #mare #Rock's Caramel #heavy draught #1899 #Stockbreeder's Magazine

[bigbaybaby]

Well I'm back! I went and found myself a boyfriend and am due to foal in November.

I REALLY liked my boyfriend and refused to let any of the other mares near him and because he's such a sweetie, he didn't argue.

My human was not impressed but who cares what they think?

Beanie is growing like a weed and is almost as big as me! The human thinks they'll need to sell her soon but I doubt that's gonna happen.

Thanks for sticking around! Love you all xx

#big bay baby #horses #horse #clydesdale #horsblr #pinto #pinto horse #bean #tiabeanie #shire horse

[dharmaart]

Ballpoint pen and watercolour study of a Shire horse.

#art #artist #artists on tumblr #animal art #horse #horses #equineart #horseart #watercolour #ballpointpen #ballpointart #ballpointsketch #ballpoint drawing #watercolor painting #shire horse #draft horse #draught horse

[bug-memory]

Halloween icon for Lochinvar!

#anthro #furry #furry art #anthropomorphic #sketch #vintage #pwyw sketch #furry commission #Halloween #vintage Halloween #Halloween portraits #horse #horse oc #anthro horse #unicorn #shire horse

[equus-ferro]

Lloyd is cooking and Sterling is helping

#rdo #red dead online #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #rdr #red dead redemption #rdo oc #rdr2 oc #red dead redemption oc #oc #original character #fan character #lindström #shire horse #outlaw #my art

[lady-charinette]

The Last Unicorn but it's these motherfuckers as unicorns:

#the last unicorn #big horse #horses #horse #shire horse #tlu