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In the 1st century, Roman Emperor Caligula so cherished his horse Incitatus that he fed the animal oats mixed with solid gold flakes. Eighteen servants cared for the horse in a stable made from marble and ivory.
The largest documented horse in history was Sampson, an English Shire foaled in 1846. Sampson stood seven feet tall at the withers and weighed 3,380 pounds, roughly the same as a compact car.
The highest price ever paid for a horse at auction was 15 million dollars for a 2 year old named "The Green Monkey" in 2006. But the horse never won a race and retired with lifetime earning of just of $10,000.
In the wild horse world, the mare decides when and where the herd will go while the stallion follows.
Narrator: One animal that changed the course of civilization, a no nonsense warrior, a beast of burden with strength, stamina and speed. The heart of a multi-billion dollar industry and in some nations the main course of an exotic meal. Now, The Horse, on Modern Marvels.
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