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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 ...
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Meat horse, horses that originated as working draft breeds but were repurposed for consumption after tractors took over agricultural work. Mostly in France, breeders of draft breeds wanted to keep their regional and heritage breeds alive, but needed financial reasons to keep breeding, leading to the French government encouraging draft breeds to ...
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]
The Australian Draught horse was created using European draft breeds, including the Clydesdale, imported in the late 1800s. [29] 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 ...
Pages in category "Individual draft horses" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Big Jake (horse)
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The Boulonnais, also known as the "White Marble Horse", [1] is a draft horse breed. It is known for its large but elegant appearance and is usually gray, although chestnut and black are also allowed by the French breed registry. Originally there were several sub-types, but they were crossbred until only one is seen today.