這是我見過最矮的馬，居然和狗差不多高

The horse， named Bombel， is a miniature Appaloosa from Poland。 It is the shortest male horse， standing just 56。7 cm from hoof to shoulder blades。

該馬名叫龐貝爾，是一隻來自波蘭的微型阿巴魯薩馬。其是最矮的公馬，從蹄子到肩胛骨只有56。7釐米。

Bombel is by far the smallest equine resident of KasKada stud farm in Lodz， where he lives alongside many larger horses。 His owners Patryk and Katarzyna Zielinska insist that， despite his small stature， their stallion has “a huge personality and a huge heart。”

龐貝爾是目前為止羅茲市卡斯卡達種馬場最小的馬科動物，在那裡他和許多大型馬一起生活。他的主人 Patryk 和 Katarzyna Zielinska堅持認為，儘管他身材矮小，他們的種馬有“一個強大的個性和一顆巨大的心。”

According to the American Miniature Horse Association， the standard for a mini horse is anything below 96。5 cm at the withers， so Bombel comfortably qualifies。

根據美國微型馬協會，微型馬的標準是馬肩隆在96。5釐米以下，所以龐貝爾當然符合條件。

The Zielinskas first saw Bombel in 2014， when he was just two months old。 Even then， he was noticeably tiny， though his parents were normal size for miniature horses。

Zielinskas家的人第一次見到龐貝爾是在2014年，當時他只有兩個月大。即使在那個時候，他還是顯得很小，儘管其父母就小型馬而言是正常大小。

The professional horse breeders had a suspicion from early on that the new addition to their stables was special， as Katarzyna explained： “We thought something is going on with him。 When he started growing up， we saw he wasn‘t growing as he was supposed to be。”

專業的馬匹飼養員從一開始就猜想他們馬廄的這個新添物種是特別的，正如 Katarzyna 解釋的那樣： “我們覺得他有些不對勁。當他開始生長的時候，我們看到他並沒有像他應該的那樣長大。

While his status as the smallest horse in the world may now have confirmed him to be one-of-a-kind， Bombel hasn’t let the glory go to his head。 He still finds time to do some voluntary work。

雖然他作為世界上最小的馬的地位現在可能已經證實他是獨一無二的，龐貝爾並沒有讓榮譽衝昏他的頭腦。他仍然會找時間做一些志願性工作。

Once a month， he visits a local children’s hospital to help brighten the day of the young patients。 Having seen horses going into US hospitals as emotional support animals， Katarzyna was inspired to do the same。

每月一次，他都會去當地的一家兒童醫院，為年輕的病人的生活增添光彩。在看到馬可以作為情感支援動物進入美國醫院後，因此卡達茲娜也受到啟發做了類似這樣的事情。

“Bombel has changed our lives completely， because he allows us to help other people and make kids happy。”

“龐貝爾徹底改變了我們的生活，因為他允許我們幫助別人，並給孩子們帶來快樂。”

Interestingly， reactions at the hospital to this small horse tend to vary between young and old。

有趣的是，醫院裡對這匹小馬的反應在小孩和大人之間有所不同。

“The kids just love Bombel and they don’t care about his size。 The adults are： ‘What’s that！’ They cannot even imagine such a small horse。”

“孩子們只是喜歡龐貝爾，他們不在乎他的身材。大人們說： ‘那是什麼！‘他們甚至無法想象會有這麼小的一匹馬

The shortest horse ever is Thumbelina， who sadly passed away in 2018。 This miniature sorrel brown mare from St Louis， Missouri， USA， measured 44。5 cm tall。

有史以來最矮的馬是桑貝琳娜，她在2018年不幸去世。這隻來自美國密蘇里州聖路易斯的微型慄棕色母馬身高44。5釐米。