Big Jake, world's tallest horse dies at age 20 in Wisconsin
The Guinness Book of World Records certified the Belgian named Big Jake as the world’s tallest living horse in 2010
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The world’s tallest horse — 6-foot-10, weighing 2,500 pounds — has died.
Wisconsin icon Big Jake lived on Smokey Hollow Farm in Poynette.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Valicia Gilbert, wife of the farm’s owner, Jerry Gilbert, said Big Jake died two weeks ago but declined to give the exact date of death when The Associated Press reached her Monday via Facebook.
"We would rather not remember him by a date — it’s been a traumatic event for our family," she said.
Jerry Gilbert told WMTV that Big Jake was a "superstar" and a "truly magnificent animal."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jerry Gilbert brushes Big Jake at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisc., in this Friday, April 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File)
The Guinness Book of World Records certified 20-year-old Belgian named Big Jake as the world’s tallest living horse in 2010.
His owner told the TV station that Big Jake was born in Nebraska and weighed 240 pounds at birth, about 100 pounds heavier at birth than a typical Belgian foal.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He said he plans to memorialize Big Jake by keeping his stall empty and inserting a brick on the outside of it with his picture and name.
"It’s very quiet (at the farm)," Jerry Gilbert said. "The other horses know. I think they have their own grieving time because Jake was the center of attention around here. There is a huge void. It feels like he’s still here, but he’s not."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.