WHEN Noddy surpassed the height of Australia’s tallest horse at the age of two, owner Jane Greenman wondered how much taller he could get.

Now seven years old and 20.2 hands high (1.6 metres), Noddy is the tallest horse in the world.

He is a shire horse, and at 1.5 tonnes, Ms Greenman said he is “a bit like a mountain” to shift around.

Noddy will be taking part in his first and last interstate tour this year, beginning at Werribee’s Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Heritage Festival.

Ms Greenman said she had finally found a truck that fits Noddy, and his holiday stables had been specially extended to fit him.

“His horse rugs are as big as circus tents,” Ms Greenman said.

Noddy’s paddock-mate Frederick Nash will also be on show at the festival.

Ms Greenman said “Nash” was a rare breed of horse known as the Suffolk Punch.

There are only seven left in Australia, and 300 in the world.

Festival organiser Rob Ronzio said as well as the Shire and Suffolk Punch, there would be Clydesdales, Friesians, and Percherons on show.

Mr Ronzio said working draught horse owners would use original machinery at the festival to show how horses used to plough fields before modern machinery came along.

There will be harness events with bakers’ carts, sled events, and log snigging – where horses pull logs around a course.

Heritage market stalls selling harness and leather goods will also be on site.

The Clydesdale and Heavy Horse Heritage Festival is on from 9am to 4pm on 27 and 28 February at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre.

Tickets are $12 for adults and free for children.