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After 1918, tractors were rapidly replacing draught horses until the 1930s depression, when renewed interest in them was kindled. By 1950, tractors had virtually replaced the draught horse on rural properties in Australia. [4] The Australian Draught Horse Stud Book Society was established around 1979 to promote these horses and breeding programs.
Pages in category "Horse breeds originating in Australia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal hauling freight and doing heavy agricultural tasks such as plowing. There are a number of breeds, with varying characteristics, but all share common traits of strength, patience, and a docile ...
The Australian Draught horse was created using European draft breeds, including the Clydesdale, imported in the late 1800s. [30] In the early 1900s it was considered profitable to breed Clydesdale stallions to Dales Pony mares to create a mid-sized draught horses for pulling commercial wagons and military artillery. Unfortunately, after just a ...
Grade horse, a horse of unknown or mixed breed parentage. Hack, a basic riding horse, particularly in the UK, also includes Show hack horses used in competition. Heavy warmblood, heavy carriage and riding horses, predecessors to the modern warmbloods, several old-style breeds still in existence today.
Irish Draught horses can come in any coat color, and they measure from 15 to 17 hands high. It's difficult to say whether these horses are known for their friendliness and affection, but Lady's ...
Here are some of the best photos and video from the first Saturday in May. On display was a Kentucky tradition, reflecting the grand spectacle the Kentucky Derby has become since it was first ran ...
The Noriker horse, also historically known as the Pinzgauer horse, is a moderately heavy Austrian draught horse breed. It is considered indigenous to the central Alpine region of Europe, and is believed to have originated around the highest mountain of Austria , the Grossglockner.