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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 ...
In 1976, the Irish Draught Horse Society was founded to preserve the breed, [9] with an external branch in Great Britain emerging in 1979. A horse board, Bord na gCapall, was also founded in 1976 (later resurrected as the Irish Horse Board in 1993), in order to promote the breeding and use of horses other than Thoroughbreds in the country. [2]
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.
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 ...
At this time the breed also became larger, with horses from other French districts being imported to Perche to change the Percheron from a coach horse averaging 1,200–1,400 pounds (540–640 kg) to a draft horse averaging 2,000 pounds (910 kg). [14] The Percheron stud book was created in France in 1893. [1]
Between 1950 and 1959, only 25 horses were registered in the United States. However, numbers began to increase, and 121 horses were registered in the US by 1985. [11] A bay-coloured Shire, showing Clydesdale influence in colour and markings. The National Shire Horse Spring Show is held annually and is the largest Shire show in Great Britain. [12]
Iberian horse, encompassing horse and pony breeds developed in the Iberian Peninsula, including the Andalusian, Lusitano and others. Meat horse, originally working draft breeds bred larger, meatier and fatter for horse meat markets. [2] Mountain and moorland pony breeds, abbreviated "M&M," a specific group of pony breeds native to the British ...
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