The tallest documented horse was a shire gelding named Samson. He was 21.2 1/2 hands high!

In Guernee, Illinois it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 lbs to ride a horse in shorts.

In Raton, New Mexico, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.

In Hartsville, Illinois, you can be arrested for riding an ugly horse.

The record for the highest jump that a horse jumped was 8ft 1 1/4 inches.

The record for the most animals in a hitch (being driven) was 50 horses.

In a 1/4 mile race, the fastest horse ran 43.26 mph.

In a 1 1/2 mile race, the horse Hawkster ran about 37.82 mph.

2 Clydesdale Stallions hauled a sledge stacked with timber weighing 128 tonnes.The equivalent of pulling 22 African Elephants.

A British law states that a Englishman must not sell a horse to a Scotsman.

Marshalltown, Iowa, it is against the law for a horse to eat a fire hydrant.

In New York, it is illegal to open/close an umbrella in front of a horse, because it might scare them.

The smallest known equine was Little Pumpkin, who stood only 14 inches high and weighed a mere 20lbs.

The oldest horse, Old Billy, was a cross breed and lived to be 62 years old.

Horses are required to wear hats in hot weather in Rosario, Argentina.

In South Carolina, no horses are allowed in Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

The smallest known equine was Little Pumpkin, who stood only 14 inches high and weighed a mere 20lbs.