I Saw This Tiny Toy Horse Sitting All By Itself. Then When I Neared It? I Can’t Believe THIS!

If you’ve ever wondered who the world’s smallest horse is, then you’re about to get your answer. It’s Thumbelina! If you’ve ever wondered how small that horse is, then you can have that answer, too. Thumbelina measures in at seventeen and a half inches tall, and she weighs only fifty-seven pounds. That’s crazy small!

Maybe that’s because Thumbelina’s parents were two miniature horses themselves. As if that weren’t enough, Thumbelina was born with dwarfism, a condition that makes most horses sickly.

Thumbelina, though, is healthy as can be, and she’s loving life at her farm at Goose Creek Farms in St. Louis, Missouri. Now, if you’ve ever wondered what the world’s smallest horse does with all her time, you’re about to get your answer, and I’m guessing that you’ll be delighted by it.

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She travels around to children’s hospitals (on a leash like a dog!) and brings joy to sickly children! Michael, Paul, and Kay Goessling, Thumbelina’s owners, travel with the little horse all over the United States, trying their hardest to make lives better, one smile at a time.

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They didn’t stop there, though. They even set up a charity, the Thumbelina Charitable Foundation, that raises money to assist children in need. Michael says that Thumbelina is a miracle for the children that she visits, and giving those kids a positive dispositions helps to keep them strong so they can fight through their illnesses.

We all hope that they keep up this amazing work! And we’re all delighted to hear that the world’s smallest horse spends her days making an exceptionally big difference! Share away, people!

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