In the village of Skotnoye near St. Petersburg, such a small horse was born that it is quite possible that it will become the smallest in the whole world. It remains only to wait a little when he finally matures in order to accurately determine his size.
In the meantime, the baby is no taller than a medium-sized dog, but the playfulness in it is certainly enough for two ordinary foals.
The foal was born the size of a cat
This baby was called the proud name of Gulliver. Perhaps he really cannot boast of growth, but there is more than enough sociability in him. Given the increased attention to his person, he is already used to cameras and strangers, and is not afraid of anyone.
On the farm, miniature Gulliver lives next to ordinary horses.
When Gulliver was just born, there was no limit to the surprise of the farm workers. Then he was the size of a small cat - only 29 centimeters in height and weighing three kilograms. Now the foal is three months old, and during this time he has grown by about 10 centimeters. When Gulliver reaches its maximum size, it is expected to be 50 centimeters. Yes, of course, it does not have to be huge - Gulliver's parents belong to a miniature breed of horses, and they are about 70 cm in height. But even when compared with them, it is clear that Gulliver will be much smaller than his relatives.
Size difference
At the Hidalgo pony farm in the village of Skotnoye, Agalatovsky rural settlement, where, in fact, Gulliver was born, they say that the peculiarity of this foal is that it is not a dwarf. The main quality criterion for mini-horses is that they must be a reduced copy of Arabian horses. If dwarf horses are born, then they are disproportionate, defective. Gulliver, despite his miniature size, looks exactly like a riding horse.
Gulliver is a very cheerful foal
- The beauty is that he is absolutely proportional and well-built. He has a great future in competitions,” says Elena Chistyakova, horse breeder. Indeed, Gulliver looks like his parents - Gertie's mother and father, who even once won in the "Hope of selection" nomination. Breeders hope that Gulliver himself will also become the hope of selection and will be able to pass on his unique miniature gene to his children. In any case, when he is old enough, he will be able to claim the title of the smallest horse in the world.
Breeders believe that an adult Gulliver will be no higher than 50 cm.
If Gulliver were a mare, he probably would not have been able to claim the Guinness record: the smallest horse is Tumbelina from the USA, which was only 44.5 cm. But now the smallest stallion is Charlie's horse from Italy with his 63, 5 cm tall. So Gulliver has every chance!
Gulliver's mother Gertie was bought to be resold later, but after she gave birth to such a valuable foal, they decided to keep her.
Such small horses, of course, are not intended for riding. They are very friendly, and due to their modest size, they are often kept as an ordinary pet, like a dog. In an apartment, such a horse, of course, will not take root - it needs space, a place for grazing.
In the village of Skotnoye, Vsevolozhsk District, Leningrad Region, a sensational event took place - in the Hidalgo breeding farm, which breeds American miniature horses, the world's smallest foal was born, who was named Gulliver.
The foal was born with a height of 31 cm and a weight of 3 kg. Breeders compare its size with the size of a cat, which gives the baby the right to get into the Guinness Book of Records.
The smallest foal in the world is reported to have normal parents who are 70 cm tall, which is considered the standard. The breeders said that the stallion Nobel Boy, who is a parent of many children, became Gulliver's father. The mother of the foal was the mare Gertie, who gave birth for the first time.
The owner of Gulliver also emphasized that she had been breeding miniature horses for 12 years, but such a sensational case had never happened not only in her practice, but throughout the world.
The world's smallest foal Gulliver (video):
In the village of Skotnoye near St. Petersburg, such a small horse was born that it is quite possible that it will become the smallest in the whole world. It remains only to wait a little when he finally matures in order to accurately determine his size. In the meantime, the baby is no taller than a medium-sized dog, but the playfulness in it is certainly enough for two ordinary foals.
This baby was called the proud name of Gulliver. Perhaps he really cannot boast of growth, but there is more than enough sociability in him. Given the increased attention to his person, he is already used to cameras and strangers, and is not afraid of anyone.
When Gulliver was just born, there was no limit to the surprise of the farm workers. Then he was the size of a small cat - only 29 centimeters in height and weighing three kilograms. Now the foal is three months old, and during this time he has grown by about 10 centimeters. When Gulliver reaches its maximum size, it is expected to be 50 centimeters. Yes, of course, it does not have to be huge - Gulliver's parents belong to a miniature breed of horses, and they are about 70 cm in height. But even when compared with them, it is clear that Gulliver will be much smaller than his relatives.
At the Hidalgo pony farm in the village of Skotnoye, Agalatovsky rural settlement, where, in fact, Gulliver was born, they say that the peculiarity of this foal is that it is not a dwarf. The main quality criterion for mini-horses is that they must be a reduced copy of Arabian horses. If dwarf horses are born, then they are disproportionate, defective. Gulliver, despite his miniature size, looks exactly like a riding horse.
The beauty of it is that it is absolutely proportional and well built. He has a great future in competitions, - says Elena Chistyakova, horse breeder. Indeed, Gulliver looks like his parents - Gertie's mother and father, who even once won in the "Hope of selection" nomination. Breeders hope that Gulliver himself will also become the hope of selection and will be able to pass on his unique miniature gene to his children. In any case, when he is old enough, he will be able to claim the title of the smallest horse in the world.
If Gulliver were a mare, he probably would not have been able to claim the Guinness record: the smallest horse is Tumbelina from the USA, which was only 44.5 cm. But now the smallest stallion is Charlie's horse from Italy with his 63, 5 cm tall. So Gulliver has every chance!
Such small horses, of course, are not intended for riding. They are very friendly, and due to their modest size, they are often kept as an ordinary pet, like a dog. In an apartment, such a horse, of course, will not take root - it needs space, a place for grazing.
- They are very simple and inexpensive to maintain, so from a child to people with handicapped they can get such a horse, - says the breeder.
Possibly the smallest foal in the world was born in the Leningrad region, which was named Gulliver. The event took place at the Hidalgo pony farm in the village of Skotnoye, Agalatovsky rural settlement.
A newborn foal is 2 times smaller than other horses. This is a unique case, because such small horses were not born either in Europe or in America. The value of Gulliver is that, with his small stature, he is not a dwarf, he also has no physical abnormalities. The smallest pet on the farm is about the size of an adult cat.
As the director of the Hidalgo pony farm, Elena Chistyakova, said, mini-horses sometimes give birth to dwarf foals. For example, super-small ponies were bred in America, but they were all defective. And Gulliver is a correct colt. It is handmade and very bold.
The height of the baby is a little more than 30 cm at the withers, weight - 3 kg. According to Elena, the parents of the foal are of normal size - 70 cm each. For the 12 years of the existence of the farm, such a unique case has occurred for the first time.
Photo: Xenia Rimskaya, Elena Chistyakova
“Usually we use small horses for therapeutic purposes. They receive special medical training. We go with ponies to hospitals and to children in orphanages. Although Gulliver will definitely become a media person! He is no longer afraid of cameras, participates in photo shoots. We hope that our baby will get into the Guinness Book of Records,” shared Elena Chistyakova.
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The kid was born in the village of Skotnoye, Vsevolozhsk District, and became the youngest and smallest pet of the Hidalgo breeding farm, which breeds American miniature horses.
31 cm - the height of the smallest foal. It weighs about 3 kg. Breeders suggest that the baby will grow up to 50 cm.
sensational news
Gulliver has ordinary parents. Both are 70 cm tall.
“These are standard sizes,” breeder Elena Chistyakova told Metro. - Usually, mini-horses give birth to babies of 50 cm each. Stallion Nobel Boy is a father of many children. And the mare Gertie became a mother for the first time and immediately gave us such a miracle. We have been breeding miniature horses for 12 years, but this has never happened.
According to Elena, mini-horses sometimes have dwarf foals.
- Usually they have big heads, short and crooked legs, malocclusion, - says Elena. - Our Gulliver is a correct foal with the correct exterior, just small.
When Elena Chistyakova wrote about the birth of Gulliver on a forum of miniature horse breeders, experts from all over the world took the news as a sensation.
No one in Europe or America has given birth to such small foals, - says Elena. - So it is possible that we will apply with Gulliver to the Guinness Book of Records.