The need for large and huge horses arose even during the Middle Ages. The steed had to support not only the weight of the knight in heavy armor, but also the numerous weapons adjacent to it.
There is a version that some modern breeds have the roots of knightly war horses, which were called destrie. Trotters reached 2 meters in height and had a weight of up to 1 ton. Their distant relatives are French Perchers, English Shires and Belgian Brabancons. The biggest horses in the world relate specifically to these breeds.
Heavyweights Perchers are not only the strongest, most powerful horses, but also the most elegant. In growth, they reach 1.75 meters. The breed was designed to perform heavy work, as well as horse riding.
English heavyweights Shayra are slow. But, despite this, they are very hardy and can withstand weight five times their own. The average height is 1.7 meters and 1.2 tons in mass. But among the Shires there are a lot of champions who can have a height of more than 2 meters.
Brabancons reaching 1.7 meters at the withers also have their record holders. This species was bred by crossing the Flemish and Ardennes breeds. The result is a very powerful and hardy trotter designed for hard work.
Another breed, called the Russian heavy truck, is not only distinguished by its size, but also by its enormous endurance. The formation of the breed took place at the turn of the 19-20 centuries. by crossing Ardenes with Perchersons and Brabansons. The result was a powerful and hardy horse. Her height can reach 1.7 meters, and weight can reach up to 1 ton.
10. Brooklyn Suprime | Height 1.98 m
Giant Brooklyn supreme The Brabonson breed is in tenth place among the largest stallions in the world. Having reached the age of ten, the horse weighed 1450 kg and reached a height of 1.98 meters. To horseshoe a colossus, horseshoes of 3.5 kg were required each, when a regular average horseshoe weighs up to 700 grams. Brooklyn has lived twenty years in Iowa. It should be noted that representatives of this breed are not only the largest in the world, but also the most expensive.
9. Cracker | Height 1.98 m
English stallion Cracker ranks ninth in the ranking of the largest horses in the world. He is so tall that his mistress has to climb on it with the help of a stepladder. He is made a giant by a weight of 1200 kg and a height reaching 1.98 meters at the withers. Cracker maintains his weight with a simple diet: 2 bales of hay, carrots, 130 liters of water and this is daily. And he loves sugar very much. Despite his majesty, Cracker is very friendly and obedient. The owner calls him a gallant gentleman. The stallion is enviable and has been a television star since birth.
8. Noddy | Height 2.05 m
Shire Horse Named Noddy from Australia ranks eighth in the ranking. Nordrem Lescombe (full name) has a height of 2.05 cm and a body weight of 1300 kg. With his massive addition, Noddy went to his grandfather Edward, who lived in England, who was also the record holder for growth. The contents of the giant cost his mistress D. Greenman not cheap at all, so he himself has to earn extra money on the farm. Although for a stallion with such weight and height, transporting goods is a very difficult task.
7. Digger | Rose 1.96 m
Giant Shire nicknamed Digger located on the seventh line of the rating of the largest horses in the world for all time. A stallion with a body weight of 1200 kg reaches the withers at the moment 2.02 meters. And at the age of four, a very young age for a horse, Digger grew up to 196 cm. His continued growth and remarkable appetite seriously bothered the first owner and he transferred it to another farmer for training. Digger turns 12 this year. And he feels great, eating a day and a half meter haystack and washing down with a hundred liters of water.
6. Duke | Height 2.07 m
British gelding Duke ranked sixth among the largest stallions in the world. Today, Duke's growth is 2.07 meters. The owner of the giant claims that a special diet, including an unusual variety of apples and infusions of herbs, helped to achieve such a horse's size. Duke's growth has not stopped yet and every year he adds a few centimeters. There are all prerequisites that it is this giant in the near future that will set a new record for height. The daily diet of a pet consists of 10 kg of grain and hay, a dozen buckets of water and 20 liters of herbal tea. Despite its impressive size, Duke is cowardly and does not tolerate rodents, which he is afraid of panic.
5. Dr. Le Gers | Height 2.13 m
Stallion of the French breed Percheron Dr. Le Gers born in 1902. The height of the gelding at the withers reached 2.13 meters, and he weighed no less than –1400 kg. Typically, the size of this breed ranges from 1.7-1.8 meters, but the Doctor managed to break the records of his relatives.
4. Morocco | Height 2.15 m
Stallion Morocco Percheron breed was one of the largest in the world. His weight was about 1300 kg, and growth at the withers reached 2.15 meters. Almost no documentary facts have been preserved about this giant, except for one photograph.
3. Big Jake | Height 2.17 m
Belgian gelding Big jakeincluded in the Guinness Book of Records, is located in third place among the largest horses in the world. The eleven-year-old horse reaches 217 cm at the withers and has a body weight comparable to an SUV: its weight is 2600 kg. He lives in the United States in Michigan. A stall of 36 sq.m. was built especially for him. In his youth, Jake was wild, that sometimes he did not even listen to the owner. With age, Big Jake settled down and became a real star, taking an active part in various talk shows. An interesting fact is that the giant took part in a tour with the smallest horse on earth named Einstein. And its impressive size does not prevent him from performing gracefully on stage, collecting tens of thousands of spectators. In 2010, Big Jake was officially recognized as the largest horse living on the planet.
2. The Great Sampson | Height 2.20 m
The ranking of the largest horses in the world was previously headed Great sampsonbut now takes second place. The stallion was incredible in size and reached 2.20 meters at the withers, and its body weight was about 1.5 tons! The animal lived in England in the 19th century and belonged to the Shire breed. Having reached the age of four, the horse was already considered the most powerful and huge, not only in his country, but also on the entire planet. The second nickname of the stallion is Mammoth. Outstripping Samson's dimensions only succeeded the next stallion.
1. By | Height 2.20 m
The first place among the most gigantic horses in the world is occupied by a giant nicknamed Bynamed after the popular writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. The gelding reaches a height of almost 3 meters and weighs about 1.5 tons. On a day, a stallion absorbs several kilograms of grain, hay and quenches thirst with eight buckets of water.