Radar, Worlds Biggest Horse

[Mike]

Last year Radar made it into the Guinness Book of Records with an impressive height of 19 hands, 3 1/2 inches tall, or 6 feet seven and a half inches (2.02m) from hoof to shoulder.

The nine-year-old gelding's height is even greater when you include Radar's massive long neck and large head.

He weights in a hefty 2,400 pounds (1059 kilos) and keeps in shape by consuming 18 pounds (8.1 kilos) of grain, 40 pounds (18.1 kilos) of hay and drinking 20 gallons (75 litres) of water every day.

He also has a busy show schedule.

Radar spends a good deal of time on the road travelling to events around the US.

There was no word on what specialty items are outfitted in his horse trailer.

But when you're a world record holder and you outweigh everyone around you, Radar probably gets exactly what he wants.

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

We seen him in San Antonio......why didn't I take pictures?

 

[cowwrangler]

http://www.priefert.com/dynamic/radar/default.php

 

[Mike]

Thanks. That is one beautiful animal.

 

[Canadian_Cowgirl]

One huge horse, i would be scared it would step on me and squish me
lol


Katy

 

[Pops]

5-6 years ago I got to ride his predisessor (sp?) Goliath. That was an experiance. Got on him from the side of a pickup. What was even funer to watch was Craig Cameron on herding cattle bareback.Z

 

[canadian angus]

We had, many years ago in my youth a big, will not as radar but big harness horse and we decided to break him to ride. We did our two hours of chores, brought him into the barn, unharnessed him and then off I went. The roughest ride I ever had, drove each leg into the ground. Hard to make a harness horse into a riding one, especially when pull is all they knew.

CA

 

[Ranchy]

wow. he's huge! :shock:

 

[MN Farm Girl]

Goliath stopped last summer at the local Runnings for an afternoon. He was so huge :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: