WHAT IS THE SMALLEST ADULT MINIATURE HORSE THAT EVER LIVED?
The smallest full grown Miniature Horse recorded in the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) stud book was a horse by the name of Bond Tiny Tim. He measured in at a whopping 19 ” tall. Smith McCoy of Roderfield, West Virginia owned a mare called Sugar Dumpling, which weighed 30 lbs. and was only 20″. There has been much discussion about records for the “smallest horse”. There are those who believe it is acceptable to include dwarf miniatures in such records, while others believe that in order to hold a record as the smallest horse, the horse should be a normal Miniature Horse in good health. HOW STRONG ARE THEY? It is generally said that a miniature can pull 3 to 5 times its own weight. Of course it also depends on the type of surface underfoot. In deep sand or over rough terrain the load size might require adjusting., An average full-grown horse can easily pull two adults in a cart for the distance of ten miles. A team of Miniatures in Alberta, owned by Merv Giles of Cochrane A
