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This Horse Is So Small People Don’t Believe She’s Real — But She’s Proving Everyone Wrong

Small things are just adorable! Don’t you just love to see a mini-house that is all decorated as if it were full-sized? How do they make all food so small and yet so realistic? People around the world like small animals too – like puppies and kittens. Everything is cute when it is little. Well, prepare yourself, you are about to meet the world’s smallest horse!

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Her name is Thumbelina. Thumbelina was born on May 1, 2001, and is owned by Paul, Michael, and Kay Goessling.

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They live on Goose Creek Farm in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of her parents were miniature horses.

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Thumbelina is 17.5 inches tall and weighs 57 pounds in this photo. A full-sized horse can weigh as much as 2,200 pounds!

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