Light-riding horses usually range in height from and can weigh from 380 to 550 kg. Larger-riding horses usually start at about and often are as tall as , weighing from 500 to 600 kg. Heavy or draft horses are usually at least high and can be as tall as high. They can weigh from about 700 to 1000 kg.

The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire horse named Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood high