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Dutch French English name if used Notes Image Ardenner Trekpaard Cheval de Trait Ardennais Ardennais [1] [2]: 439 : Belgische Draver Trotteur Belge Belgian Trotter [1] [2]: 444 [3]: 166
It was first recognized as a separate sub-group in the 19th century, but today is considered a separate breed, even though its ancestry is entirely from the Ardennes horses of Belgium and France. [18] Another closely related breed is the Auxois. Ardennes horses were also used in the 1920s to improve the Comtois by adding size.
The American Belgian is a large heavy horse; it is rather taller and more lightly built than the Belgian Brabant, more similar to the Flemish Horse.Some are very large: a stallion named Brooklyn Supreme is among the largest horses on record, and was of this breed, [4]: 434 as was Big Jake, a gelding born in 2001, who while alive was listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living horse.
The Belgian Trotter originates from cross-breeding of local carriage and saddle horses with imported Thoroughbred stock, and so may also be called ' Halfbloeddraver ' or 'half-blood trotter'. [ 3 ] : 12 It has been influenced by the American Standardbred , the German Trotter and the French Trotter , to which it is closely similar, although it ...
Belgian horse may refer to: American Belgian Draft, an American breed of horse; Belgian Draught, a Belgian breed of heavy horse; Belgian Sport Horse, a Belgian breed of warmblood horse; Belgian Trotter, a Belgian breed of trotting horse; Belgian Warmblood, a Belgian breed of warmblood horse; Zangersheide, a Belgian breed of warmblood horse
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When being driven, a traditional "Flemish collar" is generally used. The horses are trained to be driven with only one rein, leaving the driver's hands free for other work. [26] When shown in hand, Trait du Nord horses are often presented in groups, generally between four and eight to a string. [27]
The Belgian Draught descends from the heavy farm horses of the region of the Low Countries that is now central Belgium: the Colosse de la Méhaigne [a] from the valley of the Méhaigne in the area of Namur; the Gris de Nivelles et du Hainaut [b], named for Hainaut region and for the city of Nivelles, now in Walloon Brabant; and the Gros de la Dendre [c], named for the Dender river, from East ...