Sampson, also known as Mammoth, was a Shire horse from the mid-1800s, measuring 21.25 hands (7 feet, 2.5 inches) tall and weighing 3,360 pounds, making him the largest horse ever recorded.

As you can see in the picture below, due to his unbelievable size, Sampson was rightfully renamed “Mammoth.” Why are Horses ...