The F.E.I Horse High
Jump Record is 2.47m (8ft 1 1/4 ins) by Husao' ridden by Capt. Alberto Morales
(Chile) at Vina del Mar, Santiago, Chile, on 5th February 1949.
The record for a horse
Long Jump over water is 8.4m (27ft 6 1/4 ins) by Something ridden by Andre'
Ferreira (South Africa) at Johannesburg, South Africa, on 25th April 1975.
The record for the highest
known Horse Race Speed is 43.26mph over a distance of 440yds in 20.8 seconds
by Big Rocket at Mexico City, Mexico, on 5th February 1945 and by Onion Roll
at Thistledown, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on 27th September 1993.
The fastest Horse over
a distance of 1.5 miles is Hawkster at California, USA, 1989. In a time of
2min 22.8sec a speed of 37.82mph.
The strongest Horse ever
recorded was Vulcan, a Shire gelding who pulled a starting weight of 47 tonnes
on a dynamometer at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, UK. 1924
The Greatest number of
Olympic Show Jumping Gold Medals is 5, by Hans Winkler (West Germany): four
team in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1972 and the individual Grand Prix in 1956.
He also won team Silver in 1976 and team Bronze in 1968, making a record 7
medals overall.
The most Olympic 3 Day
Event wins is 4 Gold Medals by Charles Pahud de Mortanges (Netherlands): Team
in 1924 and 1928 and individual (riding Marcroix) in 1928 and 1932. Also team
Silver 1932.
Dressage, most Olympic
wins is by Germany (West Germany 1968-1990) team Gold Medals; 1928, 1936,
1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 (9 total)
The record for the Greatest
number of horses in a race is 66 in the Grand National, Aintree, UK, on 13th
March 1948.
The record for the highest
money paid for a horse is 13.1 million for the yearling Seattle Dancer in
1985 by Robert Sangster at Keeneland, Kentucky, USA.
The first Show Jumping
Horse to win 1million :Milton