Now THIS is a horse!

[ashling]

He stands 19 hands high and currently is the Percheron supreme world champion!

[MissMillie]

1. Of course (n/t)

[Arkansas Granny]

2. What a beautiful animal. And to save others from having to look it up,

19 hands equates, roughly, to 6'3" at the shoulder.

[Auggie]

3. Percherons -- originally bred for use as war horses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percheron

[Xyzse]

4. Beautiful

That horse looks magnificent.
Can just imagine it in a suit of armor.

[MicaelS]

5. Look at the way he is standing.

Head up, shoulders squared. He knows he's a real stud.

[ashling]

6. This is not what it appears to be

At first glance, one would think that these people

are showing off a magnificent - and rather large - horse

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but actually

this is a picture

of a beautiful horse

showing a breed of

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miniature people

[NV Whino]

7. It comes complete with stepladder for mounting.

[sarge43]

9. Might run out of oxygen before you made it into the saddle n/t

[Kingofalldems]

8. Here's a friendly one:

[oldandhappy]

10. Magnificent!

What a beautiful animal.

Thank you for the post.

[rurallib]

11. check that horse for Trojans

[ashling]

12. or for Greeks

Percheron - is that Flemish for prophylactic?