World Record Holders!
The Tallest and Heaviest Horse
A shire gelding named Sampson. He measured 21 hands 2 1/2 inches, (7 feet 2 1/2 inches) and weighed 3,360 pounds!
The Smallest Pony
A stallion named Little Pumpkin. He stood fourteen inches and weighed only twenty pounds!
*These are cut- outs of the actual horses in their actual size.
A shire gelding named Sampson. He measured 21 hands 2 1/2 inches, (7 feet 2 1/2 inches) and weighed 3,360 pounds!
The Smallest Pony
A stallion named Little Pumpkin. He stood fourteen inches and weighed only twenty pounds!
*These are cut- outs of the actual horses in their actual size.
The Oldest Horse
An English barge horse named Old Billy. He died on November 27, 1882 at the ripe old age of 62!
*This is a painting of Old Billy.
An English barge horse named Old Billy. He died on November 27, 1882 at the ripe old age of 62!
*This is a painting of Old Billy.
The Highest Jump
A horse called King’s Own was ridden into unofficial history in the 1940s by Fred Wettach Jr. by clearing a fence standing at 8ft 3½in (over 2.5 metres)! Motion picture cameras captured the awesome effort but the record remains unofficial because it was not achieved before a public gathering of witnesses.
A horse called King’s Own was ridden into unofficial history in the 1940s by Fred Wettach Jr. by clearing a fence standing at 8ft 3½in (over 2.5 metres)! Motion picture cameras captured the awesome effort but the record remains unofficial because it was not achieved before a public gathering of witnesses.