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The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.
ISH mare and foal class at Dublin Horse Show 2017. The main two components of the Irish Sport Horse are the Irish Draught (RID) [a] and Thoroughbred breeds. Historically, Irish hunters were classified by weight typically based on the percentage of Thoroughbred blood—heavyweight hunters were either 100% Irish Draught or 1/4 Thoroughbred cross, mediumweight were half Thoroughbred, and ...
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 Irish cob can be traced to the 18th century but also was long considered a type, not a breed, and varied somewhat in characteristics, though generally was bred for light draught and farm work but was also capable of being ridden. It originated from crossing Thoroughbred, Connemara pony, and Irish Draught horses. [29]: 234
The Irish Sport Horse or Irish Hunter has been successful in show jumping. Some have won medals or been placed at events including the Olympic Games, the Show Jumping World Championships, the European Show Jumping Championships, the Show Jumping World Cup and the Pan-American Games.
The Shire is a British breed of draught horse.It is usually black, bay, or grey.It is a tall breed, and Shires have at various times held world records both for the largest horse and for the tallest horse.
As of 2011, there were 335 mares and 51 stallions registered with the Irish registry, which included 59 new foals that year. Herd numbers have steadily increased since registrations began in 2005. [15] These numbers make the Kerry Bog Pony third in population numbers among Irish breeds, behind the Connemara pony and the Irish Draught. [16]
The Suffolk Horse, also historically known as the Suffolk Punch or Suffolk Sorrel, [1] is an English breed of draught horse. The first part of the name is from the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, and the word "punch" is an old English word for a short stout person. [2] It is a heavy draught horse which is always chestnut in colour.