Average length per stride trivia

Mavourneen Wrote:

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> Anyone know how long is a length? Is it an
> objective measurement or just a "by eye" estimate?
> I notice some jurisdictions give decimal
> fractions, like 2.4 l, so one assumes they are
> using some sort of definite measurement.

Extract from Wikipedia:-

A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet.It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race. Horses may be described as winning by several lengths, as in the notable example of Secretariat, who won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths (248 feet (76 m)). More often winning distances are merely a fraction of a length, such as half a length. Distances smaller than that are similarly described in reference to the equine body with terms such as a "neck", a "head", a "short head" or a "nose".

Looks we lost some images during our migration

Look at the muscle definition on Secretariat