Thursday, December 18, 2008

Thumbelina, the smallest horse


My dad’s grandpa owns a horse ranch, and he has owned one for almost 15 years. He has breed many horses, and has won town fairs for his horses, which are always in top shape and good looking. About 5 years ago one of his mares gave birth to a miniature horse. They named her Thumbelina because she was so small. She is 17 inches tall and weighs about 60 or so pounds. The doctors have confirmed that she has been diagnosed with dwarfism. When my family went to go see him, they told me that Thumbelina liked playing with his dogs other than the other horses. She is able to have babies but he does not want to. We all think she is very special in her own little way. She’s even in the Guinness book of records, which she got recorded in, in 2006.

By:Alex H

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