Meet Big Jake - the world's tallest horse - PHOTO

Nine-year-old Belgian gelding Big Jake stands at just a quarter of an inch under 6 feet 11 inches - 2 3/4 inches taller than the previous record-holder, a Clydesdale from Texas named Remington.

Big Jake's owner Jerry Gilbert, the owner of Smokey Hollow Farm near Poynette in Wisconsin, often takes Big Jake to horse shows, where he pulls stuff around in a team of four or six draught horses.

And he uses his size for a good cause, helping to raise money for a Ronald McDonald House (charity houses supported by the fast food chain, where parents of hospitalised children can stay to be close to their kids.)

Mr Gilbert says Big Jake, who weighs about 2,600lbs, is good with people, who are astonished when they see just how big he is.

We now really want to see a picture of Big Jake alongside Einstein - the pinto stallion foal born recently who may have claimed the record for the world's smallest foal, measuring just 14 inches high.


/Metro.co.uk/

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