Not to be rude or burst anyone's bubble...but it is not possible that he is 24 hands. If he was I'm sure you would be quite a bit more excited with him as he'd be the worlds tallest horse. To my knowledge to date, the title is still held by a Shire stallion named Goliath who stood at 19.11 1/2 Hands. Even with his passing I've yet heard of any horse being taller than that.
now i know that one confussed people, blackstar(the user) is my aunt and live in the next town blackstar(the horse) came from my uncle in south carolina. and i have a habit of measuring horse from the top of the head to the bottom of the hoove.
sorry i havent been on for awhile. i think blackstar (from the last time i measured him) was around 17 hands. and kayla i need you to come down a take blackstar out on some trail while i am away.