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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:29 AM
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Goliath, 2,400-Pound Horse, Visits Nebraska
Edited on Tue May-11-04 07:29 AM by Fenris
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040510/ap_on_fe_st/goliath_horse

OGALLALA, Neb. - Goliath certainly lives up to his name. Goliath, billed as the World's Tallest Horse, made an appearance Saturday in Ogallala. The 12-year-old Percheron horse stands more than 19 hands high, or 6 feet, 5 inches at the withers. He weighs more than 2,400 pounds.

The gelding is 8 feet, 2 inches at the top of his head when he stands with his neck stretched up high. When he tries to eat grass, he has to spread his front legs out to the side, in the same way a giraffe eats.

Goliath eats 18 pounds of Pilgrim's Pride grain, 40 pounds of Coastal Bermuda hay and drinks 20 gallons of water daily.

He was born in Canada, but now is at Mount Pleasant, Texas. His appearance at The Mercantile in Ogallala was through Priefert Manufacturing.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:30 AM
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1. That is a big f-ing horse!!!
6'5" at the withers?!?! :o
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:32 AM
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2. Eats a lot too!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:35 AM
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3. No kidding!
40 lbs of coastal and 18 lbs of feed? Wow.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:38 AM
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4. I'd hate to be the guy who has to clean up after THAT horse.
Edited on Tue May-11-04 07:38 AM by Fenris
:o
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 07:43 AM
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5. Holy cow! or rather, holy horse!
No fair of them to post that story and no pic! :P
That is one heck of a horse, geez...
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:15 AM
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6. Here is a picture of the cute bundle of joy!
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 08:27 AM
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7. Look at those feet!
At that size, all I can say is it's a good thing draft horses are known for placid dispositions!
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Hotler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 09:27 AM
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8. Wow, nice horse!
n/t
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neoteric lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 09:34 AM
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9. that picture is actually of a normal horse
and the short but loveable stableman named Rafael.

just kidding, but that it one big MFing horse.

I wonder how much glue could be made..... ahh, nevermind.
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Paranoid_Portlander Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 01:18 PM
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10. horse kick
Edited on Tue May-11-04 01:22 PM by Paranoid_Portlander
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I_like_chicken Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 02:04 PM
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11. that is amazing
i wonder if its trogan
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