{"id":964,"date":"2026-08-20T13:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/glossary\/in-hand\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:20","slug":"in-hand","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/in-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"In-hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;In-hand&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;In-hand means the horse is being assessed while led from the ground, rather than ridden. Some issues are easier to see in hand, while others only appear under saddle, so comparison can be useful. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/in-hand\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>In-hand<\/a> means the horse is being assessed while led from the ground, rather than ridden. Some issues are easier to see in hand, while others only appear under saddle, so comparison can be useful. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;In-hand&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;In-hand means the horse is being assessed while led from the ground, rather than ridden. Some issues are easier to see in hand, while others only appear under saddle, so comparison can be useful. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/in-hand\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">In-hand<\/a> means the horse is being assessed while led from the ground, rather than ridden. 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