 The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire named Mammoth, born in 1848. He stood 21.2 1 ⁄ 4 hands (86.25 inches, 219 cm) high, and his peak weight was estimated at 1,524 kilograms (3,360 lb). At over 19 hands (76 inches, 193 cm), a Shire gelding named Goliath was the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the world's tallest horse until his death in 2001.
