Summary: More Than Just A Look At Draught Horses

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More Than Just A One Trick Pony The Clydesdale is a breed of draught horse, A draught horse is a large horse used for pulling heavy loads, though it is more commonly known here in America as a Draft horse. There are many breeds of draught horses and they are characterized by their tall stature and extremely muscular build. They also tend to have a more upright shoulder and broad short backs with powerful hindquarters, best suited for pulling. This particular horse breed is derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named after that region. The breed stems from imported Flemish draught horses and local mares. Originally one of the smaller breeds of draught horses, it is now a tall breed due to extensive breeding. Although the name of the breed was used as far back as 1826, the first official registry was established in 1877 . After the mass exportation of Clydesdales to different parts of the world, it became known as “the breed that built Australia”. Now a days they are typically seen in parades or pulling flashy carriages full of people. Such as the Clydesdales you see in the Budweiser commercials. This …show more content…
Horses are measured in hands which is the unit of measurement from floor to withers, each hand is 4 inches. Anything under 14.2 hands is a pony and anything above that is a horse. In the 1940’s the the Clydesdales they bred were selected to produce taller more impressive looking horses that would show well in parades and shows. Today Clydesdales can reach an impressive 18 hands and some stallions even surpass that. Digger a stallion from Britain who served with the Household Cavalry was measured at an impressive 19.3 and was the largest horse in Europe until a Shire named Sovereign ,who stands at 20.2 hands, stole the trophy just three-quarters-of-an inch short of the Belgian draught horse from wisconsin who holds the Guinness world

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