Black Beauty (Horse)
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Black Beauty was formerly listed in Guinness World Records
as the smallest living horse, a record she held from 2001 to 2006, when the record was taken by Thumbelina
although she still holds the record
Meet Einstein, the world's smallest horse who weighs less than a newborn baby
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 3:30 AM on 26th April 2010
This pint-sized stallion could be a record breaker as the world's smallest foal.
The three-day old pinto stallion, called Einstein, is just 14 inches high and weighs only an incredible 6lbs.
Pint-sized: Einstein the pinto stallion weighed just 6lbs when he was born on Friday in Barnstead, New Hampshire
The diminutive horse was born in Barnstead, New Hampshire, on Friday at Tiz Miniature Horse Farm.
His tiny proportions may be more suitable for a human baby, but they are tiny for a horse, even a miniature breed like Einstein.
Horsing about: The three-day-old foal, which could be the smallest horse ever born, is petted by a visitor at the miniature horse farm
Dr Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, claims the Guinness Book of Records lists the smallest newborn horse as weighing just 9lbs.
Breeders say that unlike the current record holder, Thumbelina, Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism - he is just a tiny horse.
Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not debate this issue live on our message boards
When Black Beauty was born on June 6, 1996, her owners, Donald and Janet Burleson, knew she was smaller than any miniature horse. She was only 12 inches (30.5 cm) in height and less than 10 lb (4.5 kg) in weight. To qualify for Guinness World Records as the Worlds Smallest Horse; Black Beauty had to be taken to a veterinarian
to be measured with careful precision. At five years old, she was 18.5 inches (47 cm) tall at her withers
, but is now only 17 inches (43.2 cm) tall.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as the smallest living horse, a record she held from 2001 to 2006, when the record was taken by Thumbelina
Thumbelina (horse)
Thumbelina is a dwarf miniature horse and the world's smallest horse. She stands tall and weighs , and officially received the title of world's smallest from the Guinness Book of World Records. Thumbelina was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
although she still holds the record
Meet Einstein, the world's smallest horse who weighs less than a newborn baby
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 3:30 AM on 26th April 2010
This pint-sized stallion could be a record breaker as the world's smallest foal.
The three-day old pinto stallion, called Einstein, is just 14 inches high and weighs only an incredible 6lbs.
Pint-sized: Einstein the pinto stallion weighed just 6lbs when he was born on Friday in Barnstead, New Hampshire
The diminutive horse was born in Barnstead, New Hampshire, on Friday at Tiz Miniature Horse Farm.
His tiny proportions may be more suitable for a human baby, but they are tiny for a horse, even a miniature breed like Einstein.
Horsing about: The three-day-old foal, which could be the smallest horse ever born, is petted by a visitor at the miniature horse farm
Dr Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, claims the Guinness Book of Records lists the smallest newborn horse as weighing just 9lbs.
Breeders say that unlike the current record holder, Thumbelina, Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism - he is just a tiny horse.
Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not debate this issue live on our message boards
When Black Beauty was born on June 6, 1996, her owners, Donald and Janet Burleson, knew she was smaller than any miniature horse. She was only 12 inches (30.5 cm) in height and less than 10 lb (4.5 kg) in weight. To qualify for Guinness World Records as the Worlds Smallest Horse; Black Beauty had to be taken to a veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
to be measured with careful precision. At five years old, she was 18.5 inches (47 cm) tall at her withers
Withers
The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of a four-legged animal. In many species it is the tallest point of the body, and in horses and dogs it is the standard place to measure the animal's height .-Horses:The withers in horses are formed by the dorsal spinal processes of roughly the...
, but is now only 17 inches (43.2 cm) tall.