Definition of 'mental defective'. Word Frequency. mental defective (ËmÉntÉl dÉªËfÉktÉªv) noun. old-fashioned. a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness. 'You must not say anything,' I enunciated slowly, as if speaking to a mental defective.
How to Measure. To measure your horse, have him stand square on a level surface. Hold the tape or stick so it is perpendicular to the ground and beside the horse so it is even with the top point of the horseâs withers. If you are using a proper measuring stick, lower the bar so it meets the top of the horseâs withers.
One hand stands for 4 inches. Horses are measured generally from the whithers down. The difference between 11 and 13 hh is 8 inches, aka 2 hh. If a horse is 13.3 hh, then it is 13 hands tall (52 inches) plus 3 inches at the whithers Horses generally span from 8 hh (mini horses) to about 20hh.