Brooklyn Supreme
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Brooklyn "Brookie" Supreme (April 12, 1928 – September 6, 1948)[a] was a red roan[4] Belgian stallion noted for his extreme size. Although disputed, the horse may be the world record holder for largest (but not tallest) horse[3][6] and was for a while designated the world's heaviest horse before Sampson was found to have been heavier.[7][8][1] He stood 19.2 hands (198 cm (6 ft 6 in)) tall and weighed 3,200 lb (1,451.5 kg) with a girth of 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m).[9][10][11][2] Each of his horseshoes required 30 in (76 cm) of iron.[10][12]
The horse was foaled on the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota farm of Earle Brown,[4] who first exhibited him.[5] Before becoming oversized, the stallion "had been Grand Champion of his breed in many state fairs".[4] One of his great-grandfathers was another famous horse, Farceur 7332.[4][13]
For much of his fame, Brooklyn Supreme was owned by Charles Grant Good of Ogden, Iowa; Ralph M. Fogleman of Callender, Iowa partnered with Good and exhibited the horse around the US,[8] charging spectators 10 cents to view the animal.[12]
