Horses gain fame for many reasons: their beauty, speed, athletic ability, bravery, or, in the case of one horse – their unbelievably large size! The largest horse ever recorded was a whopping 85 ...

Indeed, the heaviest horses are used as working and draft horses and have been bred for strength. Discover how big a horse can be by meeting Sampson, the world’s largest horse!

There’s no denying that horses are inherently majestic creatures, renowned for their massive size. It could be surmised that one particular equine, however, may have had a neigh-poleon complex.

A shire gelding born in Bedfordshire, England, in 1846, Sampson was special for one reason – he was a really big deal. Shire horses are known to be pretty large beasts.