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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 ...
Cob (horse), a body type of small, sturdy, compact and powerful riding horse with a number of breeds and partbreds falling onto the classification; Colonial Spanish horse, descendants of the original Jennet-type horse brought to North America, now with a number of modern breed names. Draft horse or draught horse
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Swedish Ardennes horses were developed by crossing imported Ardennes horses (a heavy draft breed from Belgium and northern France) with the North Swedish Horse.In 1872, Count C.G. Wrangel began importing Ardennes horses and by 1880, Ardennes imports and crossbreds had made inroads across south and central Sweden.
With a worldwide population estimated to be only about 500, the cream horse’s status is considered “critical,” the Livestock Conservancy says. The only draft horse developed in America comes ...
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Colonial Williamsburg acquired its first American Cream Draft horses in 1989 [20] as part of its Rare Breeds program, which began in 1986. [21] In the village, American Creams are used for wagon and carriage rides, and as of 2006, there is a breeding program run by Colonial Williamsburg that is working to increase breed numbers.