Every day we meet a huge number of people:thin and fat, high and low. Blonde and burning brunettes. The genetic code is responsible for each natural distinctive feature of a person. It is thanks to him that all people are different. So among animals. Puppies of any breed from one litter will differ from each other not only by their character, but also by many other features. At exhibitions, along with the tallest horse, the smallest horse in the world can stand, and they will have common ancestors. Surprisingly, among the representatives of this noble animal genus come across modest miniature individuals. There is a huge number of farms and centers whose main task is the cultivation of new types of horses.
Ponies and ordinary horses
It is worth noting that representatives of ungulatesanimals with a fluffy mane and a long soft tail are divided not only into breeds. Also distinguished individuals that differ in size. It is believed that horses whose height is less than one meter are ponies. In the USA, this parameter fluctuates. There, ponies include any horse whose height does not reach 142 cm. However, even among the smallest representatives of noble animals, there are even more miniature brothers. Depending on the characteristic parameters, several dwarf families are distinguished.
The breed of the smallest horses is ArgentineFalabella. The growth of a representative of this “class” does not exceed 70 cm. At the same time, the maximum registered weight is 14 kg. A distinctive feature of representatives of these breeds is that the size of the new generation is much smaller than the previous one. If, by artificial insemination, to cross a stallion of a given breed and an ordinary mare, then the resulting foals will inherit the proportions of the father.
Tiny horse
The first miniature representative of the breedFalabella was an individual named Recco de Rocco. The horse had a weight of 12 kg without a hundred grams. At the same time, her height was 38 cm. After a while, this record was broken. In 1975, a sensational statement was made in South Carolina. Dr. Hemison publicly gave a report in which it was said that the smallest horse in the world is a stallion named Little Pumpkin (Little Pumpkin). At that time, with a weight of 9 kilograms and 7 grams, his height was very tiny - only 35.5 centimeters. Such parameters were absolutely atypical even for the smallest ponies. Since then, a considerable amount of time has passed, but the miniature representatives of the glorious family now and then flash on TV screens.
Real Thumbelina
To date, contenders for the title"The smallest horse in the world" are four graceful individuals. The first is Tumbelina. A wide circle of viewers and fans of noble animals, this beauty is familiar as Thumbelina. The horse was born in the first year of the third millennium. Her birthplace is a farm in St. Louis (USA). It was there that Paul and Kai Gessling were engaged and are still engaged in breeding dwarf horses. It is noteworthy that at birth the weight of Thumbelina was less than 4 kg. At that time, it was the smallest horse ever born on the farm. Of course, the owners of a fantastic miracle expressed a desire to show the world their baby. For this, they have filed an application with many competent authorities. The most famous among these representatives is the team of the Guinness Book of Records. A few years after the horse was born, a group of experts conducted tests and determined that Tumbelina is the smallest horse in the world (at that time). The fame of the tiny and, like a toy, dwarf pony instantly spread throughout the planet. And then a huge number of farms engaged in breeding horses, wanted to grow a miniature beauty similar to Thumbelina.
Miniature Einstein
The smallest horses in the world also belong toPinto breed. It was from this family that Einstein's stallion was born. He was born at the end of April 2010 in England. The place of birth of a miniature stallion was one of the farms of New Hampshire. At birth, the baby’s weight was an order of magnitude less than the average weight of a newborn baby — only 2.7 kg. The foal was just over 35 cm tall. The photo of the smallest horse in the world instantly circled the entire planet. To look at the fantastic miniature foal came from all over not only in England, but also in Scotland, Ireland and other countries.
By the way, Einstein's parents are not so tiny. His mother Faynes has a height of 80 cm. The baby’s father’s name is Painted Feather. His height is five centimeters less than the height of his wife.
Waiting for the record
At the moment, Einstein is the smallesthorse in the world, although the record still belongs to Thumbelina. The fact is that immediately after the birth of Einstein, representatives of the world and popular collection of various records turned to the owners of a miniature horse asking to take measurements of the stallion. However, it will be possible to declare him the winner only when Einstein reaches the age of four years. Up to this point, the commission only watches the growth and development of the baby. Very little is left and the public will know who the smallest horse is.
The owners of Einstein - Charlie and Rachel - assurethat their miniature pet will not be able to grow more than it is now. Among other things, the couple have already written a book about their pet. In it with bright and humorous details describes the life of Einstein. The paper describes in detail how the foal tried to make friends. And if with children and adults he is great at getting closer to each other, then his own family is not particularly happy about a small animal. At the moment, the weight of the foal (despite the age, it is somehow inconvenient to call the baby a full-fledged stallion) is 28 kg.
Other competitors
However, Einstein already has a competitorclaiming the title of "the smallest horse in the world." This is a tiny Oberon, not so long ago born in the UK. The size of the baby is so small that he can enjoy the smells of freshly mown grass without tilting his head.
Another representative of the miniature breedhorses is belle beautiful. Baby born in North Dakota. And the place of her birth was not the usual farm, but the Center, whose specialization is the breeding of such miniature horses. When Bella was born, her weight was 4 kilograms, height - 38 cm. The indicated parameters already exceed the size of Einstein. Therefore, the title of "The smallest horse in the world" baby can not claim.
