Big Jake, tallest horse in the world, dies at age 20 in Wisconsin

The tallest horse in the world, 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 2,500 pounds, has died.

Wisconsin icon Big Jake lived at Smokey Hollow Farm in Poynette.

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Valicia Gilbert, wife of farm owner Jerry Gilbert, said Big Jake died two weeks ago, but declined to give the exact date of death when the Associated Press contacted her on Monday via Facebook.

“We prefer not to remember him on a particular date, it was a traumatic event for our family,” she said.

Jerry Gilbert told WMTV that Big Jake was a “superstar” and a “truly magnificent animal”.

Jerry Gilbert brushes Big Jake at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisc., This Friday April 11, 2014, File photo.
(AP Photo / Carrie Antlfinger, file)

The Guinness Book of World Records has certified that the 20-year-old Belgian named Big Jake as the biggest living horse in the world in 2010.

His owner told the TV station that Big Jake was born in Nebraska and weighed 240 pounds at birth, about 100 pounds more at birth than a typical Belgian foal.

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He said he planned to commemorate Big Jake by keeping his booth empty and inserting a brick outside with his photo and name on it.

“It’s very quiet (on the farm),” said Jerry Gilbert. “The other horses know that. I think they have their own grieving time because Jake was the center of attention here. There’s a huge void. Looks like he’s still there, but he’s not. is not.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.