Well give him 24 quarts of oats, vitamins, minerals, different things like that and then he’ll eat about approximately a bail a day. “We try to ration everything so we’ll give him three grain buckets a day – morning, noon and night. Given his size, it’s only natural Big Jake eats double the amount of a normal sized horse. He’s got a great disposition and he’s really friendly with the crowds that come through here.” “He’s really taken the state of Wisconsin, people know Jake and they really like him a lot. “It’s really hard to tell from a picture actually how big he is so people who come here they’re just really in awe – even other horse people that are in the business. Gilbert says people are in awe of Jake when they see him in person. “You couldn’t ask for a better disposition in a horse than him.” He wants you to rub him, bathe him, spend a lot of time with him. “He’s got a lot of strength, but he’s very docile and he just loves the attention all day long. #TBT! Check out Big Jake, our amazing record holder for tallest horse living #horse /6OtMX8Z3YY- Guinness World Records November 11, 2016 “He’s just like a family member – he’s not just an animal, he’s part of our family. It’s not just Big Jake’s genetics that the family fell in love with, though. If you are passionate about horses, you can not miss this video.Here the summary of the top 10 of the largest horses th. “I just never dreamed I’d actually own a horse that would be in there.”īig Jake made Guinness World Record history in 2010 when he was officially named the tallest living horse. “I’ve always been interested in the Guinness book of records ever since I was a kid,” Gilbert says. The average height of a Belgian horse is usually between 16 and 17 hands. It was then, that the Guinness World Records measured Jake at an extraordinary 20 hands, 2.75 inches (210.2 centimeters or 82.75 inches) and was officially named the tallest living horse. We decided to retire him at that point and he would do occasional competitions if we needed him.” “I contacted Guinness in 2010 when Jake was around nine. “We’ve been with horses our whole lives so we kind of had a good idea what he was, but we wanted to finish showing him before we drew a lot of attention to him. It was when he reached the age of around seven or eight that the family realized he could be the tallest in the world. The Shire was a heavy warhorse in the 15th century.

He was 21.25 hands tall and weighed 3360 lbs. Sampson aka Mammoth Shire born in 1846 was the biggest horse ever. He held the record for the tallest and the largest horse breed. “He was a large foal when he was born, he weighed around 240 pounds but he had good genetics – that’s what we look for in breeding draft horses – we’re looking for good conformation and weight.” The Shire is a British draught horse holding multiple records in its arsenal. Big Jake is 82.75 inches (210.18cms) tall Courtesy Guinness World Records

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