Thumbelina (born May 1, 2001, died in 2018) was a

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miniature horse and the smallest horse on record. She stood tall and weighed , and received the title of world's smallest from

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

. Thumbelina was born in

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. Her owners, Paul and Kay Goessling, and her handler, Michael Goessling, Nadja and Jaka Lesnik cared for her along with other miniature horses on their farm in

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. Thumbelina died in 2018.

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Thumbelina - the World's Smallest Horse
2001 animal births Miniature horses {{horse-stub

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