Largest breed of horse
- Who
- English shire horse
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 24 November 2013
The largest breed of horse is the English shire horse, a famous working breed of draught horse. Stallions stand 17 hands (173 cm) or even taller at maturity.
The tallest horse ever was a shire gelding called Sampson (later renamed Mammoth), who stood 2.19 m.