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Brooklyn "Brookie" Supreme (April 12, 1928 – September 6, 1948) [a] was a red roan [4] Belgian stallion noted for his extreme size. Although disputed, the horse may be the world record holder for largest (but not tallest) horse [3] [6] and was for a while designated the world's heaviest horse before Sampson was found to have been heavier.
Sampson (later renamed Mammoth) [1] was a Shire horse gelding born in 1846 and bred by Thomas Cleaver at Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England.According to Guinness World Records (1986) he was the tallest horse ever recorded, by 1850 measuring 219.7 centimetres (7 ft 2.5 in) or 21.2½ hands in height. [1]
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Horses gain fame for many reasons: their beauty, speed, athletic ability, bravery, or, in the case of one horse – their unbelievably large size! The largest horse ever recorded was a whopping 85 ...
The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire horse named Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood 21.2 1 ⁄ 4 hands (86.25 inches, 219 cm) high and his peak weight was estimated at 1,524 kilograms (3,360 lb). [ 28 ]
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He became the Guinness World Records "tallest living horse" when he was measured in 2010 at 20.2 3 ⁄ 4 hands (82.75 inches, 210 cm). [ A ] [ 8 ] [ 4 ] He also became the second-tallest horse on record, after Sampson at 21.25 hands (86.5 inches, 220 cm) (foaled 1846, in Toddington Mills , Bedfordshire , England).
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