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Originally, when imported to the United States, Ardennes horses were eligible for registration with the now-defunct National French Draft Horse Association of America [9] or French Draft Horse Society. This organization published a stud book and registered six individual French draft breeds as belonging to a single breed, combining the ...
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Draft horse showing (UK and Commonwealth; draught horse, dray horse or carthorse) refers to horse shows exclusively for horses of the draft horse breeds. In North America the term "Draft horse showing" refers to a specific horse show competition with the competitors driving their horses under harness .
The mechanization of farming in the mid-20th century led to a decrease in the overall draft horse population, [5] and with Rierson's death in 1957, American Cream Draft numbers began to decline. [2] By the late 1950s there were only 200 living American Creams registered, owned by only 41 breeders. [ 5 ]
Although the term warmblood is occasionally used to indicate a horse which is a first generation cross between one hot- and one cold-blooded horse, the contemporary meaning refers to horses that have been bred over multiple generations to produce horses that perform well in various equestrian sports—predominantly show jumping, dressage ...
The American Warmblood Registry was created in 1981, and the American Warmblood Society (AWS) was founded in 1983, to promote the new idea of an "American Warmblood" sport horse, [3] resurrecting the original goal of the U.S. Cavalry to create an American-bred sport horse type. [4]
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...