World's Tallest Horse: Wisconsin Farmer Has Nearly 7-Foot-Tall Horse

POYNETTE, Wis. — When people tell Jerry Gilbert to get off his high horse, they will mean it – literally. His 9-year-old Belgian gelding named Big Jake is the Guinness World Record-holder for world's tallest living horse at 20 hands, 2.75 inches or one quarter inch short of 6-foot-11. That's 2.75 inches taller than the previous record-holder, a Clydesdale from Texas named Remington.

Gilbert is co-owner of Smokey Hollow Farm near Poynette. He said he received notification from the Guinness World Records in England in late March.

Jake's coronation as a world record holder was expected Friday night at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison.

Gilbert told the Portage Daily Register that people can take Jake's picture, but probably won't be allowed to stand next to him because Jake is not accustomed to strangers.

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Information from: Portage Daily Register, http://www.portagedailyregister.com

Comments

[Maxamillionair]

10:41 AM on 04/15/2010

i've got a horse bigger then that. larry. he's a percheron and is aout 24.5 hands

[Socrmom]

05:12 PM on 04/15/2010

Well, since the tallest horse ever recorded was 21.2 1/2 hands, your horse is the tallest EVER. (sarcasm)

[LMPE]

01:12 AM on 04/15/2010

Yeah, but only Mister Ed can talk!

[alGARhythm]

04:36 PM on 04/14/2010

BIG JAKE! Rock on wid yer bad self. That's a hell'uva large horse.