Hand (unit) Biblical exegesis the hand measurement, as for example in the Vision of the Temple, Authorized Version , is usually taken to be palm or handbreadth, and in modern translations may be rendered as "handbreadth" or "three inches". The hand is a traditional unit in the UK. It was standardised at four inches by a statute of King Henry VIII in 1540, but some confusion between the various types of hand measurement, and particularly between the hand and the handsbreadth, appears to have persisted. Phillips's dictionary of 1706 gives four inches for the length of the handful or hand, and three
The Soul of a Horse logo with his permission. Vehicle registration plates of Kentucky The Soul of a Horse The Soul of a Horse (Mare With Foal) was an award-winning 1963 photo taken by the German photojournalist and "Stern" magazine staffer Peter Thomann. In the mid-1970s the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington opened to the public, using a logo based on the photograph. The icon of the dark colored mare and a light colored foal in mid-run was used to create the Kentucky Horse Park specialty license plate. In the late 1990s, Thomann sued, and the icon was removed from the license plate. The horse