World's tallest horse, Big Jake, dies in Wisconsin at age 20

kAm%96 a_\J62C\@=5 q6=8:2? ?2>65 q:8 y2<6 =:G65 @? $>@<6J w@==@H u2C> :? !@J?6EE6] '2=:4:2 v:=36CE[ H:76 @7 E96 72C>’D @H?6C[ y6CCJ v:=36CE[ D2:5 q:8 y2<6 5:65 EH@ H66<D 28@ 3FE 564=:?65 E@ 8:G6 E96 6I24E 52E6 @7 562E9 H96? %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD C624965 96C |@?52J G:2 u2463@@<]k^Am

kAm“(6 H@F=5 C2E96C ?@E C6>6>36C 9:> 3J 2 52E6 — :E’D 366? 2 EC2F>2E:4 6G6?E 7@C @FC 72>:=J[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmq:8 y2<6 H2D e\7@@E\`_ 2?5 H6:8965 a[d__ A@F?5D] %96 vF:??6DD q@@< @7 (@C=5 #64@C5D 46CE:7:65 9:> 2D E96 H@C=5’D E2==6DE =:G:?8 9@CD6 :? a_`_]k^Am

kAmy6CCJ v:=36CE E@=5 (|%' E92E q:8 y2<6 H2D 2 “DFA6CDE2C” 2?5 2 “ECF=J >28?:7:46?E 2?:>2=]” w6 D2:5 q:8 y2<6 H2D 3@C? :? }63C2D<2 2?5 H6:8965 ac_ A@F?5D 2E 3:CE9[ 23@FE `__ A@F?5D 962G:6C 2E 3:CE9 E92? 2 EJA:42= q6=8:2? 7@2=]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 96 A=2?D E@ >6>@C:2=:K6 q:8 y2<6 3J <66A:?8 9:D DE2== 6>AEJ 2?5 :?D6CE:?8 2 3C:4< @? E96 @FED:56 @7 :E H:E9 9:D A:4EFC6 2?5 ?2>6]k^Am

kAm“xE’D G6CJ BF:6E W2E E96 72C>X[” y6CCJ v:=36CE D2:5] “%96 @E96C 9@CD6D <?@H] x E9:?< E96J 92G6 E96:C @H? 8C:6G:?8 E:>6 3642FD6 y2<6 H2D E96 46?E6C @7 2EE6?E:@? 2C@F?5 96C6] %96C6 :D 2 9F86 G@:5] xE 766=D =:<6 96’D DE:== 96C6[ 3FE 96’D ?@E]”k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^bf7dbd6h\e3`6\dd`f\h62c\ee65d7_ceeahQm(@C=5VD E2==6DE 9@CD6 E@H6C:?8 @G6C |:5H6DE w@CD6 u2:Ck^2mk^Am

kAmq:8 y2<6 H2D @?6 @7 E96 DE2C 2EEC24E:@?D 2E E96 |:5H6DE w@CD6 u2:C 2E E96 p==:2?E t?6C8J r6?E6C :? |25:D@? :? a_`c]k^Am

kAm“w6’D G6CJ 7C:6?5=J] w6 =@G6D E96 2EE6?E:@? 7C@> A6@A=6] w6 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ E92E[” y6CCJ v:=36CE D2:5 2E E96 E:>6] “(96? 96 86ED E:C65 @7 2== E96 2EE6?E:@?[ 96’== 8@ 324< 2?5 62E 2?5 >2J36 5C:?< D@>6 H2E6C[ 3FE 96’== 36 324<] w6 =:<6D E@ E@H6C @G6C E96 4C@H5 2?5 4964< A6@A=6 @FE]”k^Am

kAmqJ E96?[ q:8 y2<6 H2D C6E:C65 7C@> 2 9:E49 E62> E92E 4@>A6E65 DF446DD7F==J 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ[ 2?5 y6CCJ v:=36CE D2:5 96 925 366? 2AA62C:?8 2E E96 $E2E6 u2:C 2?5 @E96C D9@HD 2?5 H2D 2=H2JD 2 A@AF=2C 2EEC24E:@?]k^Am

kAm“w6’D 2? 2H6D@>6 9@CD6] w6 :D 2 3:8 323J H96? J@F’C6 92?5=:?8 9:>[” y6CCJ v:=36CE D2:5 :? a_`c] “qFE 96’D 2 5:776C6?E 9@CD6 @FED:56 H96? 96 86ED 2 3C62E9 @7 7C6D9 2:C] w6 ;FDE H2?ED E@ 8@]”k^Am

kAmq:8 y2<6 2E6 ?62C=J EH@ 32=6D @7 92J 2 52J 2D H6== 2D b_ BF2CED @7 @2ED 2?5 G:E2>:?D 2?5 >:?6C2=D >:I65 E@86E96C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ y6CCJ v:=36CE]k^Am

k9C ^m