Horse Records
- Tallest Horse: 21.2 hands (7 feet, 2 inches) tall. He was a Shire named Samson born in 1846 in Toddington Mills, England.
- Oldest Horse: 62 years. “Old Billy” was an English barge horse born in 1760.
- Highest Jump: 8 feet 1 1/4 inches. Huaso, ridden by Captain Alberto Larraguibel, set this record on February 5th, 1949 in Vina del Mar, Chile.
- Longest Jump: 27 feet 6 3/4 inches. Something, ridden by Andre Ferreira, set this record on April 25, 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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December 29th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Very cool. I have actually seen a video of the Highest jump. There are some pics and info here…
Wikipedia.org
and a video here…
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4kzs_huasoms
Totally amazing.
December 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Very very cool. How about the winningest horse? Or the smallest horse? LOL