Draft Horses

Clydesdale

• Scotland• “Budweiser” Horses• “Feathers” or long

hair tufts below knees.

• 1700-1900 lbs.• 4th smallest draft

horse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLtjVuXOBQk&feature=related

Belgian

• Belgium• Most Compact,

heaviest draft breed• Strongest and most

gentle• Weighs 1900-2200

lbs.• No “feathers” on

hocks or knees

Shire

• England• 1900-2000 lbs.• Usually black, brown,

bay and chestnut with white on face and legs.

• Tallest in world (usually 17-18 hands)

• Silky, fine feathering

Percheron

• La Perche District of France

• Light feathering• 90% are black or

grey• Excellent

temperament and long life spans

Other Breeds

Mustang

• Decedents of horses brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers

• May be any color but must be between 13.2 and 15 hands

• Feral horses

Donkey (Burro)

• An ass• Smaller than a

horse• Longer ears and

shorter mane/tail hair.

Mule• Hybrid between a

male donkey and a female horse.

• More adaptable and has fewer accidents than horses.

• All mules are sterile.

• Hinnies are a hybrid between male horse and female donkey.

Lipizzaner• Spanish Riding

School in Vienna, Austria.

• Highly intelligent, very calm.

• Developed from the Andalusian and the Arab.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3wmWT-sb8

Miniature• These are a “height”

breed, under 34 inches.

• Pets• Therapeutic • Guide Horses