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 RecordsThe World's Largest Horses: The tallest and heaviest documented horse was a shire gelding named Samson. He was 21.2 1/2 hands tall, and weighed 3,360 pounds. He was bred by Thomas Cleaver of Toddington Mills, England, and was foaled in 1846.
A Percheron called Dr. Le Gear attained 21 hands and 3,940 pounds. (1903) pictured left The Worlds Smallest Horse There are multiple records for the
Smallest Horse Title The smallest horse in the world is Black Beauty, a miniature black mare measuring 47 cm (18.75 in) tall and weighing 18.8 kg (41.5 lb). The half-pint horse was foaled in 1997 and is owned by Donald Burleson from Kittrell, North Carolina, USA - source Guinness Book of Records Oldest Horse The greatest age for a horse to live was 62 years old. Billy was born in 1760 and died in 27th of November 1822 which made him 62. courtesy of Guinness Records Oldest Thoroughbred: The greatest age recorded for a Thoroughbred racehorse is 42 years, in the case of the chestnut gelding Tango Duke (foaled 1935), owned by Carmen J. Koper of Barongarook, Victoria, Australia. The horse died on January 25, 1978. Oldest winner (horse) The oldest winning horses are 18-year-old Revenge at Shrewsbury, England 1790; Marksman at Ashford, Kent, England, 1826; and Jorrocks at Bathurst, Australia, 1851. At the same age, Wild Aster won three hurdle races in 1919, and Sonny Somers won two steeplechases in February 1980. The Arab - is
differentiated from all other breeds not only by the 'jibbah', the shield
shaped bulge between the eyes, but they have one less rib, one less lumbar
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| The Horse in Mythology | ||
Sleipnir was Odin's
horse in Scandanavian mythology.
Sleipnir was an eight footed stallion which could carry Odin over the sea
or into the land of the dead.
In ancient Greek mythology the God Poseidon created the horse. Epona was the horse goddess of the Celts. Surya, the Hindu God of the Sun is depicted as driving a chariot drawn by a seven-headed horse. |
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90%
of all
thoroughbreds in the world trace their male lineage to one of three arab
stallions; The Godolphin Arabian, the Byerley Turk and the Darley Arabian
(or Barb)
Every grey thoroughbred is descended from either the Brownlow Turk or Alcock's Arabian. Both of these ancestries are only carried through female lines now. The British racehorse Humorist, who won the English derby in the early 20īs, should never have been able to race. When he died shortly after the derby, an autopsy revealed that he had been born with only one lung The earliest reference to horse racing in England is in 1174, in William Fitzstephen's 'History of London'. Public races were established in Chester in 1512. As early as AD 200, the Roman Emperor Serverus started racing in Newmarket using Oriental horses. Around 11th century, although frowned upon by the church, racing continued to attract thousands in London and, under Charles I (1625-1649) racing in Newmarket also grew in popularity. Cromwell banned the sport in 1645 but the tide couldn't be stopped and, under Charles II racing at no less than 12 race tracks flourished. Newmarket has held races annually since 1667. The first thoroughbred arrived in New Zealand in 1840. It was a yearling colt named Figaro, by Operator from a mare called Adelaide. The first thoroughbred bred in New Zealand was Il Barbiere, a son of Figaro. By the mid 20th Century New Zealand had more racing clubs and racecourses per capita than any other country. The first New Zealand thoroughbred studbook was printed and published in 1862, it contained the pedigrees of 145 mares and 58 stallions. The first horses in New Zealand arrived in Rangihoua, in the Bay of Islands, on 24 December 1814. A stallion and 2 mares were landed from the ship 'Active' by the Rev. Samuel Marsden. The first trotting race on a racecourse in New Zealand was held in 1875 at a location called 'Brown's Paddock' in Canterbury. Terms racing has contributed to the english language:
Race Horses
The Racing Museum (US)Thoroughbred
Champions- US Site
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The Horseshoe was used to protect newlyweds from the devils power. The
devil envied the horses' speed and asked St Dunstan to shoe his hooves
too. However, he found the process so painful that in exchange for
mercy the devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is
displayed. Today horseshoes still decorate the wedding cake and wedding
cards. The earliest recorded horse shoe is the Roman Hipposandal which was a metal sole tied to the hoof with leather thongs. The the tradesperson who made bits, stirrups and other pieces of metalwork for saddlery is caller a Loriner? The Horse in Warfare - The Knight in Armour Despite all the stories and movies which show a knights horse as something like a modern heavy horse the archeological evidence has found that at most the horses of the late middle ages were no more than 14hh. Horses were not used in full scale cavalry charges during the time of armoured knights but instead as close contact shock weapons. The likely total weight of rider, armour, and accoutrements is not such a daunting load anyway. Any horse of reasonable size would be capable of carrying a fully equipped knight. Chain mail was not all that heavy and, even after plate armour came in, a full suit of it might weigh little more than 60 lb/24kg. Tests conducted at the New York Metropolitan Museum have shown that a plate-armoured man can run, jump, and even leap into the saddle without much difficulty." More on armoured warfare - the facts and fallacies Equine statues show the manner of the riders death. If the horse is shown with both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. One front leg in the air, indicates that the person died after the battel of the wounds received and all four legs on the ground shows that the person died of natural causes.
Horse Laws - still valid today
Horse Words
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Fire Horses
Toledo Fire Fighters Museum This site provides an excellent insight into the role of the fire horse and has a number of photos and links to other Fire Fighters Museum sites. Check out our 'Famous Horses' page
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Brooklyn
Supreme, shown right, a purebred Belgian stallion (shown left) was foaled
in 1928 and died in 1948 in Iowa. He stood 19.2 hands (6'6"). and
weighed around 3,200 pounds. 
