largest breed horses
Largest Horse Breeds. Samson, a Shire, was said to have weighed 3,300 pounds and stood 7 feet 2 inches tall in the 1850s. Today, Shires are considered the largest of all draft-horse breeds. Other gentle giants include Percherons, Clydesdales, Belgian drafts, Nivernaise and Suffolk punch horses. Some horse breed historians believe that Shires and Belgians are both descendants of the legendary Great Horse of medieval times that was said to have carried armored knights into battle and in tournaments.