Post by Bob Vershon on Apr 25, 2010 10:44:17 GMT -5
Mini Horse In Barnstead Could Claim World Record
Einstein Born Weighing 6 Pounds, Measuring 14 Inches Tall
POSTED: 5:25 pm EDT April 24, 2010
UPDATED: 8:43 am EDT April 25, 2010
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Comments (10)BARNSTEAD, N.H. --
A newborn miniature horse in Barnstead could lay claim to the title of smallest horse in the world.
The pinto stallion, Einstein, arrived Friday morning weighing just 6 pounds and measuring 14 inches in height.
Einstein's breeder is reaching out to the "Guinness Book of World Records."
"I have been at this for 20 years-plus and I have never seen one this tiny or even close to it," said Judy Smith, of Tiz a Miniature Horse Farm.
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Einstein was so little that Smith said she feared he wasn't alive.
"At first, he didn't move very much, and we started rubbing him with a towel and he started to move around, and we thought, 'Oh, he's so small,'" Smith said.
"You just can't help but just smile and fall in love."
- Dr. Rachel Wagner,
Einstein's Co-Owner
Einstein is considerably more diminutive than the current title-holder of world's smallest horse.
"Thumbellina, who holds the current Guinness world record, was born at 9 pounds," said Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner.
Breeders said what really sets Einstein apart is his proportion -- he shows no sign of dwarfism.
"The head, to the legs, the length, width, height, everything's just beautiful about this little horse," said Charlie Cantrell, Einstein's co-owner.
"Most of the ones that are really, really tiny are what we call dwarfs, and they have some sort of dysmorphic features that aren't really normal or healthy," Wagner said. "This little guy is like all horses, he's almost all leg."
Cantrell and Wagner said they considered gelding Einstein, but now they're going to wait. So, it's possible the little stallion could have some tiny offspring of his own. For now, he's just busy looking cute.
"You just can't help but just smile and fall in love," Wagner said.
Einstein Born Weighing 6 Pounds, Measuring 14 Inches Tall
POSTED: 5:25 pm EDT April 24, 2010
UPDATED: 8:43 am EDT April 25, 2010
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Comments (10)BARNSTEAD, N.H. --
A newborn miniature horse in Barnstead could lay claim to the title of smallest horse in the world.
The pinto stallion, Einstein, arrived Friday morning weighing just 6 pounds and measuring 14 inches in height.
Einstein's breeder is reaching out to the "Guinness Book of World Records."
"I have been at this for 20 years-plus and I have never seen one this tiny or even close to it," said Judy Smith, of Tiz a Miniature Horse Farm.
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Slideshow: Little Horse Big On Cute
Video: New Born Mini Horse Could Be Smallest In World
Einstein was so little that Smith said she feared he wasn't alive.
"At first, he didn't move very much, and we started rubbing him with a towel and he started to move around, and we thought, 'Oh, he's so small,'" Smith said.
"You just can't help but just smile and fall in love."
- Dr. Rachel Wagner,
Einstein's Co-Owner
Einstein is considerably more diminutive than the current title-holder of world's smallest horse.
"Thumbellina, who holds the current Guinness world record, was born at 9 pounds," said Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner.
Breeders said what really sets Einstein apart is his proportion -- he shows no sign of dwarfism.
"The head, to the legs, the length, width, height, everything's just beautiful about this little horse," said Charlie Cantrell, Einstein's co-owner.
"Most of the ones that are really, really tiny are what we call dwarfs, and they have some sort of dysmorphic features that aren't really normal or healthy," Wagner said. "This little guy is like all horses, he's almost all leg."
Cantrell and Wagner said they considered gelding Einstein, but now they're going to wait. So, it's possible the little stallion could have some tiny offspring of his own. For now, he's just busy looking cute.
"You just can't help but just smile and fall in love," Wagner said.