The need for large and huge horses arose in the Middle Ages. The horse was supposed to withstand the weight of not only the knight in heavy armor, but also the numerous weapons adjacent to him.
There is a version that some modern breeds have the roots of chivalrous fighting horses, which they called destriye. Trotters reached 2 meters in height and had a weight of up to 1 ton. Their distant relatives are French percherons, English shiers and Belgian Brabansons. The largest horses in the world of refer specifically to these breeds.
Heavyweights are not only the strongest, powerful horse, but also the most elegant. In growth, they reach 1.75 meters. The breed was designed to perform heavy work, as well as horse walks.
English heavyweights heavy with slowness. But, despite this, they are very hardy and can withstand weight five times higher than their own. The average height is 1.7 meters and 1.2 tons in mass. But among the shiers, there are a lot of record-holders, who can have a growth of more than 2 meters.
Brabansons, reaching at the withers of 1.7 meters also have their record holders. This species was inferred by crossing the Flemish and Ardennian breeds. As a result, a very powerful and hardy trotter, designed for heavy work, was produced.
Another breed, called a Russian heavy-duty truck, differs not only in size, but also in its great endurance. Formation of the rock took place at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.by crossing the Ardens with percherons and Brabansons. The result was a powerful and hardy horse. Its growth can reach 1.7 meters, and the weight can reach up to 1 ton.
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Brooklyn Siuprim Growth 1.98 m
Giant Brooklyn Siuprim of the Brabonsoon breed is ranked 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 shoe a colossus it was required horseshoes at 3.5 kg each, when the usual average horseshoe weighs up to 700 grams. Brooklyn lived for twenty years in Iowa. It should be noted that the representatives of this breed are not only the largest in the world, but also the most expensive.
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Cracker Growth 1.98 m
The English stallion Cracker takes the ninth place in the ranking of the biggest horses in the world. He is so tall that his mistress has to climb on him with a ladder. The giant makes him a weight of 1200 kg and growth, reaching 1.98 meters at the withers. Supports his weight Cracker with a simple diet: 2 bales of hay, carrots, 130 liters of water and it's daily. And he loves sugar very much. Despite its majesty, Cracker is very friendly and obedient. The owner calls him a gallant gentleman. Stallion enjoys an enviable popularity and is a star of television from birth.
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Noddy Growth 2.05 m
A horse of the breed Shira nicknamed Noddy from Australia takes the eighth line in the ranking. Nordrem Laskomb( full name) has an increase 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 a record growth champion. The maintenance of the giant costs to its owner D.Grinmen it is completely not cheap, therefore itself should earn additionally on a farm. Although it is very difficult for a stallion to carry loads with such weight and growth.
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Digger Ros 1,96 m
The giant washer named Digger is located on the seventh line of the ranking of the largest horses in the world for all time. Stallion with a body weight of 1200 kg reaches at the withers at the moment 2.02 meters. And in his four years, quite a young age for a horse, Digger grew to 196 cm. His unending growth and remarkable appetite seriously worried the first owner and he transferred him to the upbringing of another farmer. This year, Digger is turning 12 years old. And he feels great, eating a one-and-a-half-meter-high haystack every day and washing down a hundred liters of water.
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Duke Height 2,07 m
British gelding Duke took the sixth place among the largest stallions in the world. To date, the growth of Duke is 2.07 meters. The owner of the giant claims that a special diet helped to reach such a size of the horse, including an unusual sort of apples and herbal infusions. The growth of Duke has not stopped, and every year he adds a few centimeters. There are all the prerequisites that it is this giant in the near future will set a new record for height. The daily pet diet 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 who are afraid of panic.
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Dr. Le Gehr Growth 2.13 m
Stallion of the French breed, Perseron Dr. Le Gere was born in 1902.The height of the gelding at the withers reached 2.13 meters, and it weighed no more than 1400 kg. Usually the size of this breed varies within the limits of 1.7-1.8 meters, but the Doctor managed to break the records of his relatives.
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Morocco Growth 2.15 m
Stallion Morocco breed of Persheron was one of the largest in the world. Its weight was about 1300 kg, and growth at the withers reached 2.15 meters. There are practically no documentary facts about this giant, except for one photograph.
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Big Jake Growth 2.17 m
Belgian gelding Big Jake , which entered the Guinness Book of Records, is ranked third among the largest horses in the world. The eleven-year-old horse reaches at the withers 217 cm and has a body weight comparable to an SUV: its weight is 2600 kg. He lives in the US in Michigan. Especially for him a stall is built in 36 sq.m. In his youth, Jake was notable for his violent temper, which sometimes even the master did not obey. 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 the tour with the tiniest horse on earth named Einstein. And his impressive size does not prevent him from gracefully performing on stage, collecting tens of thousands of spectators. In 2010, Big Jake was officially recognized as the largest horse living on the planet.
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Great Sampson Growth 2.20 m
Rating of the world's largest horses was formerly headed by Great Sampson , but now ranks second. The stallion was of incredible size and reached a withers of 2.20 meters, and its body weight was about 1.5 tons! The animal lived back in the 19th century in England and belonged to the breed of shir. Having reached the age of four, the horse was already considered to be the most powerful and huge not only in its own country, but also on the whole planet. The second nickname of the stallion is Mammoth. Outstretched Samson's dimensions came only to the next stallion.
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According to Growth 2.20 m
The giant among the most giant horses in the world is . According to , named after the popular writer and poet Edgar Poe. The marin grows almost 3 meters in height and weighs about 1.5 tons. On the day the stallion absorbs several kilograms of grain, hay and quenches thirst with the help of eight buckets of water.