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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 Dutch Draft was created in the years after the First World War by cross-breeding the heavy draft mares of the province of Zeeland with Ardennes and Brabant stock from neighbouring Belgium. [ 4 ] : 273 [ 3 ] : 462 Until after the Second World War , it was the most important Dutch horse breed, but with the mechanisation of agriculture , it ...
The Boulonnais, also known as the "White Marble Horse", [1] is a draft horse breed. It is known for its large but elegant appearance and is usually gray, although chestnut and black are also allowed by the French breed registry. Originally there were several sub-types, but they were crossbred until only one is seen today.
The Sommier was the common, heavier type, used mainly as a pack horse and for farm and draft work. From the Sommier , the Roussin was developed, was used mainly in wars and on long journeys. The Roussin 's natural ambling gait made it popular as a lighter riding horse.
In 1982, owners began blood-typing their horses, [1] and by 1990, genetic testing found that "compared with other draft breeds and based upon gene marker data, the Creams form a distinct group within the draft horses." [5] The American Cream Draft was found to have a genetic relationship with the Belgian breed that was no closer than the ones ...
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Other horses prove too shy or too weak to enable him to confront the giant, so Svend obtains a Jutland horse from a passing miller, who claims that it is strong enough to carry 15 skippund. Mounted on the Jutland, Svend succeeds in killing the giant. [7] The Frederiksborg horse, another Danish breed, influenced the Jutland during the 18th century.
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