Humongous Horns: Texas Longhorn From Alabama Sets Guinness World Record

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Six-year-old Poncho Via doesn't reside in the Lone Star State, but he set the Guinness World Record for possessing the longest set of horns on any other Texas longhorn ever. Last month the steer's horns were measured from tip to tip at 10 feet, 7.4 inches. In comparison, Ponchos' spread is more than twice the width of a concert grand piano. Poncho was raised by the Pope family on a small-town farm in Goodwater, Alabama. In 2013, Jeral Pope Sr. reached out to a local veterinarian asking for assistance in finding a pet longhorn ⁠— a fascination that came from a road trip out West, where the elder Pope saw longhorn cattle and decided he had to have one. Once connected to a rodeo supplier, Pope Sr. purchased the 6-month-old animal who's been their "gentle giant" ever since. The name Poncho Via is a play on the famous Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.