Largest breed of horse

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.