Draft Horses

16-19hands

draft horses height

draft horses

Working animal for hauling and heavy agricultural task

“Draught horse” “dray horse”

other name for draft horses

american cream draft

Origin: Iowa

american cream draft

Foundation:“Old Granny” mare

american cream draft

Rare breed

american cream draft

Color: Cream color; champagne gene (diluted color) – white mane, tail & pink skin

american cream draft

Eyes:Amber colored eyes

belgian draught

Origin: Belgium

belgian draught

“Brabant”

belgian draught

Descended from war horses in Middle Ages

belgian draught

Heavy farm horse – powerful, tall, massive horses

belgian draught

Height: 16-18hs

clydesdale

Origin: Clyde Valley, Scotland

clydesdale

Friesian & Flemish stallions x local mares of Scotland

clydesdale

Use in agriculture, First World War

clydesdale

Large, powerful horse

friesian

Origin: Friesland, Netherlands

friesian

Long, thick mane & tail, wavy long silky hair on the lower legs

friesian

Baroque body type or “sport horse” type

friesian

Color: ALL BLACK

friesian

Height: 15h

percheron

Origin: Perche Region, Normandy

percheron

Most popular draft breed in 1900

percheron

Well-muscled

percheron

Intelligent & willing to work

percheron

Color: Gray or black

shire

Largest and most powerful draft horse in Britain

shire

Nose is rather convex

shire

Height: 16.2-17.2hs

suffolk

Origin: Sufflock in East Anglia

suffolk

“Suffolk Punch” or ”Sufflock Sorrel”

suffolk

“Punch” Old English for “ Short stout person”

suffolk

Color: Chestnut

suffolk

Shorter but more massively built

suffolk

Sloping shoulders, wide back

thoroughbred

Origin: Great Britain

thoroughbred

Ancestors:Arabian horses (imported and bred with sprinting mares)

thoroughbred

Foundation stallions: Byerly Turk, Godolphin Arabian, Darley Arabian

thoroughbred

Known for its speed on the race track

thoroughbred

Height: 15-17hs

thoroughbred

Refined head with widely spaced intelligent eyes

thoroughbred

Long arches neck,sloped shoulders