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World's tallest horse? 10ft Poe looks set to gallop into the record books
dailymail.co.uk ^ | Sept. 29, 2009 | Mail Foreign Service

Posted on 09/29/2009 11:04:36 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

He's ten feet tall with his head upright, weighs 3,000lb, and stands at 20.2 hands at the shoulder.

So is Poe the Clydesdale the world's tallest horse?

His diminutive owner Shereen Thompson thinks so - and said she wants to 'get the Guinness guys here as soon as possible'.

Poe stands 6ft 10in (80.2in) from hoof to shoulder. That is taller than the current tallest horse Remington, who was declared the official Guinness World Record holder only last week at 80in in Princeton, Texas.

Living on Ms Thompson's working farm in Tupperville, Ontario, ten-year-old Poe stands ready to inch above his rivals.

'We want to get the Guinness guys here as soon as possible,' said Ms Thompson - who is dwarfed by her gentle giant, who towers over her 5ft 3in,120lb frame.


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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: horse
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1 posted on 09/29/2009 11:04:37 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I would sure hate to have to feed that.


2 posted on 09/29/2009 11:07:04 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

oh boy.... a war horse!!


3 posted on 09/29/2009 11:07:44 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Gator113

yeah, I be he eat like a horse .... (sorry, could not resist)


4 posted on 09/29/2009 11:08:25 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Keep up the hard work Poe and one day, one day you too can be a leader!


5 posted on 09/29/2009 11:08:30 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Perspective is off. She’s standing back from the horse, and still looks too tall to be 63” compared to the shoulder of the horse that is supposed to be 80.2”. Something doesn’t look right.


6 posted on 09/29/2009 11:08:55 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Dang, looks like she’d have to climb on a house to get in the saddle!


7 posted on 09/29/2009 11:09:41 AM PDT by houeto (Long Live the Republic)
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To: Gator113

I’ll feed it if you’ll shovel after it......


8 posted on 09/29/2009 11:10:34 AM PDT by G Larry ( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
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To: taxcontrol
"yeah, I be he eat like a horse .... (sorry, could not resist)"

Just had to make an ass of yourself, eh?

9 posted on 09/29/2009 11:10:46 AM PDT by blam
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To: Gator113

Don’t we have Michelle Obama as the tallest horse nowadays?


10 posted on 09/29/2009 11:11:22 AM PDT by max americana (i)
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To: taxcontrol

LOL.... I love horses and have always wanted to own a couple, but each time I start to feel like buying one, I figure out the feed and vet costs.... and then move on to some other silly fantasy. :>)


11 posted on 09/29/2009 11:11:27 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Show-Off!
12 posted on 09/29/2009 11:11:52 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: G Larry

Yep, problems at both ends of these guys. ;>)


13 posted on 09/29/2009 11:12:26 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: max americana

I’ll bet she could ride that and still drag her knuckles on the ground.


14 posted on 09/29/2009 11:13:45 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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15 posted on 09/29/2009 11:14:30 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
That's a better picture, thanks! The first one, maybe due to the angle, and the fact the lady was standing back, just didn't look right.

That's a huge horse!

16 posted on 09/29/2009 11:17:30 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

I guess it’s pretty much game over getting kicked by that thing ...


17 posted on 09/29/2009 11:18:10 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: Free ThinkerNY

18 posted on 09/29/2009 11:18:21 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Gator113
Ilove horses and have always wanted to own a couple, but each time I start to feel like buying one, I figure out the feed and vet costs.... and then move on to some other silly fantasy. :>)

Funny. It used to be that only the rich could afford cars, and the poor were stuck with horses. My how that has changed.

19 posted on 09/29/2009 11:18:39 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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20 posted on 09/29/2009 11:19:37 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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