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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.
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
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.
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
Hill 'n' Dale was founded in 1960 in Ontario, Canada by Czechoslovakian immigrant John Sikura Jr. [1] Following John's death in an automobile accident in 1994, [2] Hill 'n' Dale's American and Canadian operations were taken over by sons John G. Sikura and R. Glenn Sikura, respectively.
Kinghaven Farms is a horse racing stable that was founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot.Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a 660-acre (2.7 km 2) farm and training center near Ocala, Florida.
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The Flemish Horse, Dutch: Vlaams Paard, French: Cheval Flamand, is a Belgian breed of heavy draught horse. It originates in – and is named for – Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where its history goes back to Mediaeval times. In the late nineteenth century it was merged with the other heavy horses of Belgium into the Belgian Draught.