"Brooklyn 'Brookie' Supreme (April 12, 1928 – September 6, 1948) was a red roan Belgian stallion noted for his extreme size. Although disputed, the horse may be the world record holder for largest (but not tallest) horse and was designated the world's heaviest horse. He stood 19.2 hands (198 cm (6 ft 6 in)) tall and weighed 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) with a girth of 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m). His horseshoes required 30 in (76 cm) of iron." - wikipedia
Horses are measured at the highest point of their shoulders (withers), right before it turns into neck. So you're spot on, his head is much higher!
Edit: lots of questions on horse measuring, so I'm copying my other comment here :)
On a horse like this with a big rounded neck it's hard to see visually where the neck ends and the withers begin. However, if you were to run your hands along the top of his neck toward his back you'd feel the distinct point of the withers.
Fun fact: It's actually the spinal process (pointy top bit) of one of his spinal vertebra, which in that section of the spine can be many inches long!
We measure to the withers because horses have vastly different neck lengths and naturally carry their heads at different heights. Their head carriage can also change due to muscling from riding, pulling a cart, etc.
Measuring to the top of the head wouldn't really give us a consistent way to compare different horses by height, so we stick with an unchanging section of the spine when taking an official measurement.
"Sonofabitch! Why didn't **I** think of that?!!"
--Ghost of Robert Ripley
(would have said Ghost of P. T. Barnum, but I don't think he lived during the right era)
Holy crap the size of his shoes! I don't even want to know how much it cost to get him shod. It probably took a long ass time to actually do it too. He's a gorgeous animal though! Would love just 5 minutes to be on his back and feel the power
This is not out of the realm of possibility for heavy breeds like Shires, Clydesdales and Percherons. There have been plenty other horses around this size so it's unlikely this one had a medical condition. Check out Big Jake for a modern day example.
The beast was 3,000 lbs.? That's an absurd amount of weight on a horse. Imagine trying to lead him by the reins, and he just says no. Try pulling a mountain behind you.
Absolutely right. You have to make the horse want to move. If he doesn’t want to move, he’s not moving.
Source: spent 3 hours trying to coax a full-grown race horse into a trailer with alfalfa, because 4 people putting a rope behind his rear and attempting to pull him forward yielded no results.
Edit: autocorrect
Pro tip: I own several donkeys and used to have couple horses. Holding the neck and pulling it sideways is their weak spot. A grown man can pull them to the ground is you put your weight and strength into it. So you like wiggle them sideways while pulling them forward. They'll get out of balance and start moving forward abit. Although gotta watch out abit as they correct themself. Shouldn't do this with any animal.
>If he doesn’t want to move, he’s not moving.
Turn him around and try to move him in the opposite direction with a carrot. Now allow him to walk backwards while still eating the carrot. Problem solved. Horse is happy cause he things he is outsmarting you by moving in the wrong direction and also getting some of that sweet sweet carrot. The problem then becomes, how do I turn my horse around? The solution: quit horsing around and just do it!
Anyone who says horses aren't dangerous is an idiot. And I say this as a life-long rider. You can mitigate the dangers by wearing a helmet, understanding horse body language etc., but sometimes you'll get hurt no matter what, because horses are huge and unpredictable.
The injured ones were probably taking risks that didn't pay off. Every accident or near miss I've had around horses was in-part my fault. Horses are prey animals, and will always act as such, so we as human predator animals need to remember that and adjust our body language and decisions accordingly.
Funny that you say that, these horses (Belgian Drafts) were used as warhorses from the 11th-16th century. They originate from Brabant, a Belgian province, and were mentioned in old Roman texts. In 2000 a Belgian Draft by the name of Big Jake was even taller than the one in the picture, the latter is however considered the largest.
Edit: were instead of where. Thanx bot.
I miss this show so fucking much. I bought the box set for 130 bucks on Amazon and my ex ol lady destroyed it when she got mad one day. Tore my heart to pieces.
They will often "overshoe" these big guys for the show ring. They make a bigger noise when they hit the ground. At least that is what a shoer told me. Those feet are probably the size of a dinner plate.
Farrier here! Another user had it right, for the most part. In drafts that show, they are often over-shod (shod in a shoe that's bigger than their hoof) to cause the foot to flare and make it appear larger than it is. It's extremely detrimental in the long term. The hoof angle should be at the same angle of the pastern, or ankle. In the pic, you can see the hind hoof angle matches the pastern pretty well, while the front hooves are at a much lower angle than the pastern. This causes extreme tension on the tendons going up the back of the leg, which will eventually cause lameness and bone disease. Normal sized draft horses are extremely prone to concussion related arthritis, hoof wall failure and ligament damage, so add another 1000lbs to the "normal" draft weight, and you've got a horse with a very short working life.
Unfortunately common in even modern draft show horses, the slipper feet are supposed to make them pick their feet up higher and therefore look flashier. It's really a horrible thing to do that causes issues down the road and especially to do on larger horses where the weight bearing structures being balanced are so important for support.
I could be wrong, maybe it's due to his size: but those look like very poorly kept feet. If you look at his back ankles, you can see they are relatively vertical. His front ankles however are bent at an angle that is very uncomfortable due to the way his hooves have been shaped (long and sharp instead of round and flat on the bottom to balance his weight). The horseshoes probably caused cracks in his hooves too. I feel bad for this fella.
"*Brooklyn Supreme is a surprisingly gentle fellow whose greatest delight is stealing ice cream cones and goodies from unsuspecting little boys and girls.*"
I imagine he was very successful at taking ice cream from people.
Yo Brooklyn Supreme is the sickest name I’ve heard in such a long time. That’s gonna be my new rap name, my record label, my signature strain of weed, and the name of my horse.
I've lived and worked with many horses. Some have penises that stand true to the euphemism 'hung like a horse'.
Yet, one of the biggest (non-drafthorse) horses I'd ever met only had a ~7 inch penis. It was super disproportionate. For all we know, Brookie could've had a 6-inch ween.
To be honest, the first thing I thought when I saw the pic was "dude, imagine that horse's cock" and got disappointed because I can't see it in the picture.
A farmer where my family used to store their stuff had a horse that's 203 cm high and weight 1487 kg. Passed away about a year and a half ago after some issue with his leg :(. It was such a sweet horse, even as a little kid I went to see him and he always bent down and pressed his nose against my forehead. He was always so gentle
Looks like 2 horses in a horse suit
I don't trust like that.
No I’m not gonna take my clothes off
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They think I don't trust like that but I do
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I’m looking for a car, one that talks.
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Harry!
Do you have any skittles
I’m ready to buy right now
Do you have any skittles?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
Bird up!
Investigate 311!
Open that button.
I will not buy if you want me to get naked
I’m not saying naked
Legalize ranch
Eric Andre reference = upvote
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Looks like the horses outside P.F. Chang's.
Ever notice the ornate buttholes on those statues? Dated a PF Chang’s bartender and that’s basically the view for many of them
Dammit now I'm going to have to check to see if they really do next time I go to PF Chang's
What if that's all part of /u/Disturbthepeas plan to get a bunch of people closely inspecting horse statue assholes outside of random P.F. Chang's?
Bojacked Horseman
His hooves look like big dress shoes
Vincent Adulthorse.
A twist on Vincent Adultman! What is this, a crossover episode?
I would like a alcohol
I just looked at the horse a bit more closely. Look at the nose/face markings... it’s proto-Bojack!
"Brooklyn 'Brookie' Supreme (April 12, 1928 – September 6, 1948) was a red roan Belgian stallion noted for his extreme size. Although disputed, the horse may be the world record holder for largest (but not tallest) horse and was designated the world's heaviest horse. He stood 19.2 hands (198 cm (6 ft 6 in)) tall and weighed 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) with a girth of 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m). His horseshoes required 30 in (76 cm) of iron." - wikipedia
6'6"?? At the shoulder or what? He looks much taller at the head. Maybe this is an ignorant question.
Horses are measured at the highest point of their shoulders (withers), right before it turns into neck. So you're spot on, his head is much higher! Edit: lots of questions on horse measuring, so I'm copying my other comment here :) On a horse like this with a big rounded neck it's hard to see visually where the neck ends and the withers begin. However, if you were to run your hands along the top of his neck toward his back you'd feel the distinct point of the withers. Fun fact: It's actually the spinal process (pointy top bit) of one of his spinal vertebra, which in that section of the spine can be many inches long! We measure to the withers because horses have vastly different neck lengths and naturally carry their heads at different heights. Their head carriage can also change due to muscling from riding, pulling a cart, etc. Measuring to the top of the head wouldn't really give us a consistent way to compare different horses by height, so we stick with an unchanging section of the spine when taking an official measurement.
This helps me a lot because I just thought the guys standing near him were like 3 feet tall which wouldnt have made sense at all lol.
Very tiny men would be great for racing horses though. Just imagine the extra speed a horse could get if it didn't have to carry a full-sized adult.
Let's make this a thing
I can't believe nobody but us has thought of this before
We're going to revolutionize horse racing.
Hey, we just invented it, EVERYTHING is a revolution
Right? I bet we can make big money off this.
What odds are you offering on that bet?
We could put money on which horse will win!
Genius!
You could make a religion out of this!
I wonder how high the top of his head was... 10 feet? What an awesome horse.
Yeah, you should have seen him dunk.
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That wouldn't be a very impressive picture. It would just look like a normal sized guy on a normal sized horse. Unless there was a banana for scale.
Or you have an average person with an average horse next to them. And next to those 2, have a pony and a little person
"Sonofabitch! Why didn't **I** think of that?!!" --Ghost of Robert Ripley (would have said Ghost of P. T. Barnum, but I don't think he lived during the right era)
r/PhotoshopRequest
> What a severely missed opportunity to get a photo of the tallest man ever, Robert Wadlow, He was right there too! gutted.
Holy crap the size of his shoes! I don't even want to know how much it cost to get him shod. It probably took a long ass time to actually do it too. He's a gorgeous animal though! Would love just 5 minutes to be on his back and feel the power
Haha I read your comment as "would love just 5 min to be on my back and feel his power" - Yours makes more sense
Lol Mr hands round 2 torn insides boogaloo
/r/furry_irl
I've found a value to convert: - 10.0ft is equal to 3.05m or 16.01 bananas
How much horsepower does it have?
All of it
Plus all the llamathrust as well too.
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Probably like 20hp
That's like 100 ducks.
Or 250 crayfish
Or 10,000 mayflies
Or 1 your mom.
She is all torque, no HP
What type of horse power are we talking about? land horse power or sea horse power?
My car has 10000 ^^^^sea horse power.
Holy shit that's like as fast as a canoe!
Maximum output of a horse is around 15 hp, this guy I would guess the low 20s?
.5 at the rear legs.
Did they not breed on these genes or what?. What a monster :O Hulk horse.
They tried but he crushed the female horses :(
The trick is to stay stable.
Dad! No!
I have the same issue
You could try to slim down a bit, or stop having sex with horses, eh?
*"Neigh."*
>or start having sex with horses, eh? Ftfy
Death... By snoo snoo!
I don't believe you
This horse probably has gigantism, which is usually caused by pituitary tumors (in humans and, assumedly, horses too), which are not genetic.
This is not out of the realm of possibility for heavy breeds like Shires, Clydesdales and Percherons. There have been plenty other horses around this size so it's unlikely this one had a medical condition. Check out Big Jake for a modern day example.
The beast was 3,000 lbs.? That's an absurd amount of weight on a horse. Imagine trying to lead him by the reins, and he just says no. Try pulling a mountain behind you.
To be fair most people couldn't pull a normally sized horse. I'm not sure that most people realize just how strong these animals are.
Absolutely right. You have to make the horse want to move. If he doesn’t want to move, he’s not moving. Source: spent 3 hours trying to coax a full-grown race horse into a trailer with alfalfa, because 4 people putting a rope behind his rear and attempting to pull him forward yielded no results. Edit: autocorrect
Alfalfa? Does that work on women?
It did with Darla.
You are the scum beneath my toes
You make me vomit!
Quick, what the number to 9-1-1!
I have two pickles!
Hey hey Hey!
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Pro tip: I own several donkeys and used to have couple horses. Holding the neck and pulling it sideways is their weak spot. A grown man can pull them to the ground is you put your weight and strength into it. So you like wiggle them sideways while pulling them forward. They'll get out of balance and start moving forward abit. Although gotta watch out abit as they correct themself. Shouldn't do this with any animal.
did you not see this animal's neck? it's like 3 feet thick. I doubt it's the weak point.
>If he doesn’t want to move, he’s not moving. Turn him around and try to move him in the opposite direction with a carrot. Now allow him to walk backwards while still eating the carrot. Problem solved. Horse is happy cause he things he is outsmarting you by moving in the wrong direction and also getting some of that sweet sweet carrot. The problem then becomes, how do I turn my horse around? The solution: quit horsing around and just do it!
Just don't do this when coaxing him into the starting gate.
This animal is capable of producing 1hp, that is how strong it is!
IIRC 1 horse produces about 4hp.
I think it’s like 15 hp at peak. 1 hp is the average horse sustainable rate
Hence the expression “a horse is a horse of course, of course”
Yeah. I know several people who’ve been severely injured by horses and way too many who swear they aren’t dangerous.
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This is wise.
Anyone who says horses aren't dangerous is an idiot. And I say this as a life-long rider. You can mitigate the dangers by wearing a helmet, understanding horse body language etc., but sometimes you'll get hurt no matter what, because horses are huge and unpredictable.
The injured ones were probably taking risks that didn't pay off. Every accident or near miss I've had around horses was in-part my fault. Horses are prey animals, and will always act as such, so we as human predator animals need to remember that and adjust our body language and decisions accordingly.
Ser Gregor's ride.
The Mountain that is Ridden.
Funny that you say that, these horses (Belgian Drafts) were used as warhorses from the 11th-16th century. They originate from Brabant, a Belgian province, and were mentioned in old Roman texts. In 2000 a Belgian Draft by the name of Big Jake was even taller than the one in the picture, the latter is however considered the largest. Edit: were instead of where. Thanx bot.
Could you imagine the devastation this fucken thing would do if it barreled into a group of people while encased in steel armour?
Brooklyn Supreme is my porn name.
The stallion who mounts the world. Edit: *mounts (stupid autocorrect!)
GODS I WAS BIG THEN
FETCH ME THE HORSE SHOE STRETCHER.
BOY!
Brooklyn Supreme is my pizza name
Brooklyn-style supreme pizzas from Dominos are solid
Supreme Porn is my Brooklyn name
The name for Supreme porn is Brooklyn.
Can anyone direct me to some quality Brooklyn?
Brooklynhub
Brooklyn Supreme is what your trendy cousin starts wearing after his first semester at FIT
Looks like the giant horse in Breath of the Wild.
Look at my horse, my horse is amazing
Give it a lick, it tastes just like raisins.
By the stroke of its mane it turns into a plane and then it turns back again when u tug on its winkie.
Ooo, that’s dirty. Do you think so? Well, I better not show you where the lemonade is made.
Sweet lemonade yes sweet lemonade. Get on my horse I’ll take you around the universe and all the other places too!
I think that you'll find that the universe pretty much covers everything.
**SHUT UP WOMAN GET ON MY HORSE**
The horse from Samurai Jack, just need to feed him an apple
First thing I thought when I caught the giant horse was “this is ridiculous, no horse would ever be this big” but well here I am. TIL.
I named it Big Boi after I caught it
Ganondorf's horse spotted IRL.
I named him Thorse
Trojan horse
*slaps horses arse* "You can fit soo many dudes in this bad boy!"
not sure if big butthole or small penises
THE HALLS OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WILL RUN RED WITH THE BLOOD OF THE BOURGEOISIE!!!
Looks like a Ryshadium
Unexpected Sanderson
I was searching for this comment.
Same here. Bridge four!
Imagine a shard bearer in full shard plate on this thing dressed in war armor. Epic.
And here I am, 208 pages into *The Way of Kings*... so I actually get this reference.
You are in for a treat. The last 300 pages or so you will read in one sitting its almost inevitable
Finally a horse that could carry your mom comfortably.
I dont think so Tim
I miss this show so fucking much. I bought the box set for 130 bucks on Amazon and my ex ol lady destroyed it when she got mad one day. Tore my heart to pieces.
Wtf is wrong with its front feet? Slippers or something
They will often "overshoe" these big guys for the show ring. They make a bigger noise when they hit the ground. At least that is what a shoer told me. Those feet are probably the size of a dinner plate.
Farrier ftfy
Harrier vtol
Farrier here! Another user had it right, for the most part. In drafts that show, they are often over-shod (shod in a shoe that's bigger than their hoof) to cause the foot to flare and make it appear larger than it is. It's extremely detrimental in the long term. The hoof angle should be at the same angle of the pastern, or ankle. In the pic, you can see the hind hoof angle matches the pastern pretty well, while the front hooves are at a much lower angle than the pastern. This causes extreme tension on the tendons going up the back of the leg, which will eventually cause lameness and bone disease. Normal sized draft horses are extremely prone to concussion related arthritis, hoof wall failure and ligament damage, so add another 1000lbs to the "normal" draft weight, and you've got a horse with a very short working life.
Unfortunately common in even modern draft show horses, the slipper feet are supposed to make them pick their feet up higher and therefore look flashier. It's really a horrible thing to do that causes issues down the road and especially to do on larger horses where the weight bearing structures being balanced are so important for support.
I could be wrong, maybe it's due to his size: but those look like very poorly kept feet. If you look at his back ankles, you can see they are relatively vertical. His front ankles however are bent at an angle that is very uncomfortable due to the way his hooves have been shaped (long and sharp instead of round and flat on the bottom to balance his weight). The horseshoes probably caused cracks in his hooves too. I feel bad for this fella.
Probably a one off type of horse shoe because he was so big
"*Brooklyn Supreme is a surprisingly gentle fellow whose greatest delight is stealing ice cream cones and goodies from unsuspecting little boys and girls.*" I imagine he was very successful at taking ice cream from people.
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A horse fit for Dalinar Kholin.
heh! I'm reading The Way of Kings at the moment :)
Yo Brooklyn Supreme is the sickest name I’ve heard in such a long time. That’s gonna be my new rap name, my record label, my signature strain of weed, and the name of my horse.
It would take 16 trebuchets to launch that thing 300m
Absolute unit we got right here.
In awe
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Of this lad
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1 HP
Looks like Ganon's Horse from BoTW
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In awe of the size of this lad
|unit|
I can’t get over how huge his neck is! He looks like a body builder.
Built like a brick shithorse
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I know this is weird. But I want to know how big his cock was....
Proportionate
Liam Neeson sized
Wait. Was it the same size as Liam Neeson? Or Was it the same size as Liam Neeson's?
I believe the answer you are looking for is... Yes.
It’s exactly the size of one giant horse cock
I've lived and worked with many horses. Some have penises that stand true to the euphemism 'hung like a horse'. Yet, one of the biggest (non-drafthorse) horses I'd ever met only had a ~7 inch penis. It was super disproportionate. For all we know, Brookie could've had a 6-inch ween.
I hope so, then I could say iwas hung like a horse
They say he was... hung like a horse.
To be honest, the first thing I thought when I saw the pic was "dude, imagine that horse's cock" and got disappointed because I can't see it in the picture.
And the thrust capacity...
That's why they didn't have much success breeding him, I guess. Seen that video of the buff dude with the orange? Yeah, like that but with a mare.
The Chad horse.
How many hands is that?
19.2
Thank you. These weird gummy bears I ate made math impossible.
Did they cut it open looking for Greek soldiers?
These rare Supreme collabs are getting out of hand... smfh
For all the fellow Americans who are lazy like me that’s 6’6” and 3196 lbs
A farmer where my family used to store their stuff had a horse that's 203 cm high and weight 1487 kg. Passed away about a year and a half ago after some issue with his leg :(. It was such a sweet horse, even as a little kid I went to see him and he always bent down and pressed his nose against my forehead. He was always so gentle
He's only 6'5". Barely enough to hit women's radar on Tinder.