The Worlds Largest Horses

In Greek history, one horse stands out as being the worlds largest horse, "The Trojan Horse". After ten failed years of war with the City of Troy, the Greeks devised a plan to build a wooden horse and hide a select few Greek soldiers inside. Positioning the horse before the main gate of Troy, the Trojans thinking that this would make a nice "war trophy", moved the giant horse inside the city. The next night, the Greek soldiers quietly emptied out of the horse and attacked and conquered the Trojan city.

Greek mythology or not, this must have been the largest horse in history.

In reality, some living and breathing horses, known as Clydesdales, have actually captured the record of the tallest, the biggest, and the largest horses in the world!

"Digger", who makes his home in Britain, measures a towering 9 feet tall with his head held high. You would stretch a tape measure to it's limits from his ears to the tip of his tail, a whopping 8 Feet, 5 inches. Finding a shoe to fit him would be a task, as his "Clydesdale" hooves measure 15 inches across. Considering that an average car weighs about 2,900 pounds, Digger is right behind at a staggering 1,900 pounds. He can easily eat three times that of an average horse and downs 25 gallons of water a day. Good luck trying to fit him in a horse trailer! As big as Digger is, I bet he makes his home anywhere he wants to!

In the 17th century, Clydesdales were used as war horses. The Clydesale name originated from the town of Clydesdale, Scotland. Their history dates back over 300 years, where they were first used as farm and work horses.

If you've never stood next to a Clydesdale, your really missing out on one of natures greatest creations. As large as these magnificent creatures can get, they are still known as "The Gentle Giants".