Black Beauty (horse)

Black Beauty was formerly listed in the Guinness World Records as the smallest living horse,[1][2] a record she held from 2001 to 2006 until the record was taken by Thumbelina.

This article is about a miniature horse. For the horse in the Anna Sewell novel, see Black Beauty. For other uses, see Black Beauty (disambiguation).

When Black Beauty was born on June 6, 1996, her owners, Donald and Janet Burleson, knew she was smaller than any other miniature horse. She was only 12 inches (30 cm) in height and less than 10 lb (4.5 kg) in weight. To qualify for Guinness World Records as the World's Smallest Horse, Black Beauty had to be taken to a veterinarian to be measured with careful precision. At the age of five years she was 18.5 inches (47 cm) tall at her withers.

References
  1. Blocksdorf, Katherine. "Meet the Miniature Horse". About.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-17. Black Beauty holds the distinction of being the world's smallest pony according to Guinness Book of Records.
  2. "Tiny horse voted Canada's top pet". May 14, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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