The horse was designed and financed by Thomas Taylor, a native of Kilburn, and was cut in 1857.

The village schoolmaster, John Hodgson, and 20 helpers did the work. It is 314ft long and 228ft high and about 20 people could stand on the grass island, which forms the eye, though walking on the horse is now strongly discouraged.

Unlike the horses in the South of England which are cut into chalk and are therefore naturally white and virtually self-preserving, the Kilburn white horse is cut into limestone, which is the wrong colour and needs artificial whitening. This was first done using gallons of whitewash, but now chalk chippings from the Yorkshire Wolds are used.

Open:	Permanent
Admission:	Free
Location:	On the South Western Edge of the Hambleton Hills about 1 mile North of Kilburn. Access off Kilburn-Olstead Road. By foot from Sutton Bank car park along the escarpment (about 1.5 miles)

Car Parking also available at base of White Horse Picnic Area