World's Smallest vs. World's Tallest
Meet Thumbelina and Radar, the world's smallest and tallest horses.
Thumbelina
Thumbelina's size has been attributed to dwarfism, and because she's a miniature pony, she's actually a miniature of a miniature.
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Meet Thumbelina and Radar, the world's smallest and tallest horses.
Thumbelina
These popular show horses usually weigh about 250 pounds and reach a height of 34 inches when they are fully grown.
Thumbelina
Thumbelina often avoids the company of her taller, but still unusually small counterparts. Of the 40 or so miniature horses stabled on the ranch, most are more than a foot taller than Thumbelina.
Thumbelina
According to her owners, "'When she was young she found the dog kennels and decided she wanted to bed-in with the dogs, rather than with bigger horses."
Thumbelina
Thumbelina weighs only 57 pounds. She eats twice a day; one cup of grain and a handful of hay for breakfast and dinner.
Radar
Radar, the world's tallest horse, stands at 6' 7 1/2" and weighs over 2,400 pounds.
Radar
Radar is a big eater; he eats 18 pounds of grain and 40 pounds of hay each day. He drinks 20 gallons of water each day.
Radar
Radar is 40 times bigger than Thumbelina, the world's smallest horse.
Radar
Radar is a Belgian horse, a horse that comes from the West-Brabantian region of Belgium.
Radar
Belgian horses are one of the strongest of the heavy breeds.
