Big Jake died in June 2021 at the age of 20. Sadly, draft horses are at high risk because their size makes them profitable for that industry, per the rescue.Īccording to Lauren Nation, development director for Gentle Giants, it's unlikely that Phantom will take the Guinness World Record designation of "world's tallest horse," a title previously previously held by Big Jake, a Belgian horse residing in Wisconsin. Gentle Giants says it rescues the large horses from slaughter, abuse, and neglect, noting that horse slaughter is an industry most of the public is unaware of, and that buyers for the slaughterhouses get the horses at public auctions. Phantom is 7 years old and stands at 20.1 hands - just shy of 7 feet, meaning his shoulders and head soar above the top of most people's heads.
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