Horses are measured in hands which is the unit of measurement from floor to withers, each hand is 4 inches. Anything under 14.2 hands is a pony and anything above that is a horse. In the 1940’s the the Clydesdales they bred were selected to produce taller more impressive looking horses that would show well in parades and shows. Today Clydesdales can reach an impressive 18 hands and some stallions even surpass that. Digger a stallion from Britain who served with the Household Cavalry was measured at an impressive 19.3 and was the largest horse in Europe until a Shire named Sovereign ,who stands at 20.2 hands, stole the trophy just three-quarters-of-an inch short of the Belgian draught horse from wisconsin who holds the Guinness world
Horses are measured in hands which is the unit of measurement from floor to withers, each hand is 4 inches. Anything under 14.2 hands is a pony and anything above that is a horse. In the 1940’s the the Clydesdales they bred were selected to produce taller more impressive looking horses that would show well in parades and shows. Today Clydesdales can reach an impressive 18 hands and some stallions even surpass that. Digger a stallion from Britain who served with the Household Cavalry was measured at an impressive 19.3 and was the largest horse in Europe until a Shire named Sovereign ,who stands at 20.2 hands, stole the trophy just three-quarters-of-an inch short of the Belgian draught horse from wisconsin who holds the Guinness world