Niota horse is the tallest in the world

Thanks to a horse named Tina, the small town of Niota in East Tennessee is now in the record books, the Guinness Book of World Records, that is.

In July, Guinness representatives traveled to the Springbrook Inn in Niota to officially measure the very large Shire horse. Tina's owners Jim and Marge Williams received the good news Thursday morning.

At 20 hands tall, Tina has officially claimed the title, "World's Tallest Horse." That puts Tina at nearly seven feet tall. She has taken the top spot from former record holder Radar who is a little more than 19 hands tall.

Tina should have no problem holding on to her new title. Her owners expect her to continuing growing, topping out around 23 hands.