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The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse. It takes its name from Clydesdale , a region of Scotland centred on the River Clyde . The origins of the breed lie in the seventeenth century, when Flemish stallions were imported to Scotland and mated with local mares; in the nineteenth century, Shire blood was introduced.
The American Warmblood has been influenced by the European warmbloods, the Thoroughbred, the Arabian, and the Anglo-Arabian, as well as some draft horse breeds, such as the American Belgian Draft, Clydesdale, Percheron, and Shire. Of these breeds, the Belgian and the Percheron are most popular for warmblood crosses. [6]
Other common crosses with the Thoroughbred include crossbreeding with Arabian bloodlines to produce the Anglo-Arabian [120] as well as with the Irish Draught to produce the Irish Sport Horse. [ 121 ] Thoroughbreds have been foundation bloodstock for various Warmblood breeds due to their refinement and performance capabilities. [ 122 ]
To celebrate the Clydesdale foal's appearance in its 2025 Super Bowl commercial, Budweiser is sending the Budweiser Clydesdales to New Orleans, Super Bowl LIX's host city, a week ahead of the big ...
References to the Irish Draught date back as far as the 18th century. [1] It is believed that the breed was developed when the then-common Irish Hobby was successively bred with 12th-century Anglo-Norman war horses; Iberian horses from 16th-century Spanish Armada shipwrecks; Clydesdale and Thoroughbred stallions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and local Connemara ponies. [2]
AQPS ("Autre Que Pur-Sang"), French designation for riding horses "other than Thoroughbred," usually referring to the Anglo-Arabian, Selle Français and other Thoroughbred crosses. There is a registry for AQPS horses in France. Arabo-friesian; Friesian Sporthorse (a type of Friesian cross)
A bay-coloured Shire, showing Clydesdale influence in colour and markings. The National Shire Horse Spring Show is held annually and is the largest Shire show in Great Britain. [12] The conservation status of the Shire is listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as "at risk", meaning that population numbers are estimated to be under 1500 head. [13]
In 1964, a Cleveland Bay/Thoroughbred cross competed in show jumping in the Tokyo Olympics. [35] Another half-bred Cleveland Bay competed for the British Olympic team in show jumping at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics , while a third was a reserve mount for the Canadian show jumping team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics .