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How tall can a Mustang horse get?

a group of cattle standing on top of a grass covered fieldHow tall can a Mustang horse get?

Height varies across the west, but most are small, generally 12 to 14 hands (56 to 60 inches, 142 to 152 cm), and not taller than 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm), even in herds with draft or Thoroughbred ancestry. Average weight goes between 700 and 1000 pounds.

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