Draft Breed Flashcards
1
Q
- Color: Bay, some black, brown, chestnut, and roan
- 4 white socks
- Well-defined blaze or bald face
- Size: medium draft breed
- 16.2 to 18 hands
- Superior style and action
- Heavy feathering of feet (fringe of hair)
A
Clydesdale
2
Q
- Origin – Belgium
- Color – Chestnut, sorrel, some roans and bays
- 15.2 to 17 hands
- Size
- Known for draftiness
- Widest body
- Most compact, massive
- Lowest set draft breed
A
Belgian
3
Q
- Origin – France
- Color – Most common: black or gray, some chestnut
and roan - Size – Intermediate
- Between Clydesdale and Belgian
- 16.2 to 17.3 hands
- Extremely docile
- Clean-cut head
A
Percheron
4
Q
- Origin – England
- Color – Black, brown, gray, chestnut/sorrel
- Undesirable: Excessive white markings, roaning
- Size: large
- Matched in weight only by Belgian
- 16.2 to 17.1 hands
- War horses in the 15th and 16th centuries
A
Shire
