Top 5 World's Biggest Horses with Pictures

Horses are big powerful animals and their size can scare people even though they tend to be very calm intelligent and harmless creatures, especially draught breeds.

Here are the 5 World's biggest Horses with pictures:

1.Shire Horse

The Shire horse is, on average, the largest breed of horse in the world. To even be considered a Shire by the UK Shire Horse Society, a stallion must be at least 17 hands. The largest horse ever recorded was a Shire that lived in the 19th century, standing 21.25 hands and weighing 3,360 pounds. Shires were a useful and popular breed in both the UK and USA during the pre-industrial years but met a similar fate to other draft horses after World War I.

2.Percheron Horse

The percheron horse is the 4th largest horse breed and originates from France. It is the most popular amongst the heavier breeds as it has got a more 'elegant look' and is used to mix breeds on a regular basis. A percheron mare from Australia holds a record of pulling 1500kg over 4 meters. Another famous percheron horse is Dr Le Gear, he reached a height of 2.13m and was the largest horse on earth when he was alive.

3.Dutch Draft Horse

The Dutch Draft horse is a giant cold-blooded horse. Some outstanding characteristics of them are free movements, calm temperament, and good stamina.

The average height of a male Dutch Draft horse is around 63 inches and the average weight is 750 kg. Meanwhile, the average height and weight of the female is about 61 inches and 700 kg. The Dutch Draft horse has a large and healthy body.

4.American Cream Horse

American White Horse, also known as Cream Horse, is a horse breed originating from the United States, used to tow cars in the 1900s for American nobles.

The Female one has the height ranging from 60-64 inches and weighs 680-730 kilograms, males are pretty taller at 64-67 inches tall and weigh about 820 kg or more. An American White Horse can weigh over 820 kg.

5.Clydesdale Horse

The Clydesdale is one of the most well-known draft breeds in the world today, in many ways thanks to the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. While generally smaller than horses such as the Shire, the breed has changed much in the 20th century, including in height. Energetic, flashy and gentle, these horses are still used for agriculture, forestry and other uses requiring their strength, but due to their beautiful appearance and white, feathered feet, they are also sought to be parade, carriage and show horses. In spite of its popularity, as many draft breeds, the Clydesdale is still unfortunately at risk of extinction in some countries.

As with many older breeds, in special drafts, there is no real record of when the Clydesdale horses began, although we can trace a general trend to the mid-18th century, due to the import of Flemish stallions into Scotland. A definite ancestor is the Lampits mare, bred in 1806, and Thomson's black stallion, known as Glancer. The breed standard requires horses to be 16 to 18 hh (64 to 72 in, 1.63 to 1.83 m) and weigh 1,800 to 2,000 pounds (820 to 910 kg). However, they can be and often are larger. To qualify, a Budweiser Clydesdale has to be 18 hh (72 in or 1.83 m) and weigh between 1,800 and 2,300 pounds (820 to 1,040 kg). King LeGear, a Clydesdale, was one of the biggest horses yet, standing a whopping 20.5 hh (2.08 m or 82 in) and weighing 2,950 pounds (1338 kg), one hand shy from Sampson's impressive height.