% Q% |" d/ G- J- B( x8 C& W# P 威廉姆斯夫妇同时在自家牧场开设了一个“春溪旅舍”。夫妇俩将在自家旅舍专门为“蒂娜”举行一个隆重的“量身高”仪式。届时夫妇俩将邀请4名公证人和一名兽医到场，并将测量报告连同当天的报纸报道呈送给位于伦敦的吉尼斯总部，正式申报新的世界纪录。威廉姆斯夫妇希望，随着“蒂娜”申报吉尼斯纪录成功，“春溪旅舍”也将从此誉满全球。（来源：现代快报） X% j% v0 k2 u K; I: b4 g7 B
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, ~' v5 ?2 w5 l3 S5 t- _# a! } - F; ~8 P) s6 Q# q( o$ {# tLouie Bartlett bathes Tina, a Shire horse owned by Jim Williams, on Tuesday in Niota, Tenn. At only 3 years old, Tina still has some room to grow — but her Tennessee owners are hoping she can break records. Tina now measures 81 inches at the withers, the equestrian term for the top of the shoulders. She weighs 1,600 pounds. 5 \) K' P$ W; x" R2 u$ `/ T3 N# _1 u0 A$ C
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NIOTA, Tenn. -- At only 3 years old, an English shire horse named Tina still has some room to grow. But the draft horse is already so big, her Tennessee owners are hoping she can break records. Officially named Jenson Diplomat Tina, she is still a teenager in horse years, said owner Jim Williams.4 I, }* Q3 D8 f1 Q* W3 h. m
* \8 v# u) W5 ?1 }Tina now measures 81 inches at the withers, the equestrian term for the top of the shoulder. She weighs 1,600 pounds. - W( _4 f& v3 M( L' R5 ^6 I4 p' ?/ e 5 A* k( Z5 }& |$ N( q"But she is beginning to put on muscle and weight on her back as she grows," Williams said. "She still has at least two years of growth and could reach 21 hands." + n4 b- f( g2 z( Y/ \) _) d" w# I( g2 g2 Z4 P0 W) y) `: V7 Q
That's 7 feet, or 84 inches, measured at the withers, he said.3 @/ x$ R! {; i h$ R
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The current Guinness World Record holder for tallest living horse is a Belgian draft horse named Radar. According to his Web site, he 19 hands, 3 1/2 inches tall, or 79 1/2 inches.+ X3 n8 s2 k" _: t: `4 z
" a+ N* ^8 f* N6 K) QTina will be measured later this month at her owner's bed and breakfast in Niota, about 65 miles northeast of Chattanooga. # g' u- R1 U6 p % C" f6 m4 i( @% oThe event is open to the public and proceeds from refreshments will go to the "Tina carrot fund," said Jaime Barnett, the horse's trainer. She eats about 5 pounds of carrots a week.8 l( I( e4 O$ T
& C- m8 S( Z3 k4 D( Y/ d: @" \Official measurement will be from the ground up, straight up her front leg to a T-square on her withers. Several witnesses will be on hand.6 r( ]- b& z7 w& p) H4 L2 a# {+ @* s3 s
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The documentation will then be sent to Guinness, based in London. , ~0 Y _ @: X5 n& }+ c$ b * L5 o; t+ W: u2 U* hTina may get as much fame as Radar, who travels from his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas, to personal appearances across the country.- u; d- F# J7 e; s, ~3 I
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But all she'll get at first is a new pair of shoes because the measurement requires the horse not to be shod.' V0 L! h% m6 j3 p# Y1 `
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"The biggest they make," he said.
