Brooklyn Supreme 1928-1948
Brooklyn Supreme a Belgian Draft stallion foaled in 1928 measured 19.2 hands, 6 feet 6 inches, 198 cms, and weighed 3,200 pounds, 1455 kilograms. "Brookie" wore a 40-inch collar and boasted a girth measurement of 10 feet, 2 inches around. It took 30 inches of iron for each of his horseshoes.
Foaled in 1928, he eventually became the property of C.G. Good of Iowa. Good's partner, Ralph Fogleman, exhibited the big horse around the country, charging spectators 10 cents apiece. Brookie died in 1948.
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Does this horse still exist today?There are no videos of this horse online
Posted by: Faisal | 05/16/2012 at 12:52 AM
Faisal, Brooklands Supremem was born in 1928 and died, aged 20, in 1948.
Posted by: horse care | 05/16/2012 at 09:03 AM
A collar of his is at Iowa Historical Museum. Just saw it today.
Posted by: Gary | 02/01/2013 at 02:37 AM
The following artical is dated September 10th 1948.
talks about him stealing icecream from kids lol :p
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19480909&id=QG4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9GYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806,6164059
Posted by: Jonathan | 06/10/2013 at 09:46 PM