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Big Jake
Guinness recognised the Belgian gelding Big Jake as the tallest living horse: 210.19 cm, measured on 19 January 2010 without shoes. It is a historic record.
Horse records
Official world records and exceptional equine feats, from the tallest horse ever to the fastest recorded racing speed. Where the breed registration is confirmed, the card links to the breed page.
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Endo the Blind
Endo the Blind is a blind Appaloosa with several Guinness records, including a 106-centimetre free jump and 39 flying changes in one minute, on 29 October 2022.
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Huaso ex-Faithful
Huaso ex-Faithful jumped 2.47 metres high with rider Alberto Larraguibel Morales on 5 February 1949, still the official high-jump record; the breed is not confirmed in the record source.
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JJS Summer Breeze
JJS Summer Breeze holds the Guinness record for the longest tail on a horse at 381 centimetres, on 23 August 2007; the breed is not stated in the record source.
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Mongol Derby
The Mongol Derby is the longest horse race at about 1,000 kilometres, held annually since 2009; riders change horses regularly, so it is not an individual horse record.
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Old Billy
Old Billy is the oldest horse ever at 62 years according to Guinness; he died on 27 November 1822. His breed is not reliably established.
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Pumuckel
Pumuckel is recognised by Guinness as the smallest living male horse, at 52.6 centimetres at the withers, on 16 August 2025; the exact studbook registration is still being checked.
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Sampson, later Mammoth
The Shire Sampson, later called Mammoth, is described by Guinness as the tallest and heaviest documented horse ever: 2.19 metres, with a reported weight of about 1,524 kilograms, around 1850.
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Something
Something jumped 8.40 metres over water with rider Andre Ferreira on 25 April 1975, the official record for the longest water jump; the breed is not confirmed in the record source.
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Thumbelina
Thumbelina was a miniature mare recognised by Guinness as the smallest living female horse, at 44.5 centimetres at the withers; she held the record until her death in 2018.
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Winning Brew
Winning Brew holds the Guinness record for the fastest recorded racing speed: 70.35 kilometres per hour over two furlongs, on 14 May 2008. That is a speed over a short distance, not a general top speed.