Fun horse facts!

Michael Whittaker and Red Flight next to a wopping 7ft fence which he jumped BAREBACK.

Sampson, a shire was the tallest horse ever recorded, at 21.2½ hands high.
The smallest horse is Thumbelina who stands 4hh tall.
The oldest horse was Old Billy, born in 1760, who lived to be 62 years old.
The heaviest horse recorded weighed 1.44 tonnes, he was a Belgian Brabant.
The longest tail recorded was 22 ft. long was grown by an American Palomino named Chinook.
The longest mane was 18 ft. long and grown by a Californian mare named Maude.
The highest fence ever jumped by a horse stands at 8ft and 1¼ inches. This was cleared by Captain Alberto Morales, riding Huaso.
The widest fence jumped was officially recorded as 27ft and 4 inches.
Michael Whittaker holds the record for the highest BAREBACK jump, after clearing 7 foot aboard “Red Flight” in 1982 (see pic) —OW!!!
The unit horse power means the effort needed to lift 33,000lb a distance of 1 metre, about 1.5 times the power the average horse can exert.
Arabs have one less rib and vertebra than other breeds of horse.
Horses can sleep standing up, and only need about 4 hours sleep a day
A horse’s eyes are larger than any other land animals and see things separately.