Two pairs of Shire horses and a pair of Suffolk Punches
A draft horse, draught horse, or harness horse is a large, strong horse bred for heavy work rather than speed. Draft horses are commonly used for ploughing and farm labour in pre-industrial societies. They were also used to pull heavy delivery carts around towns, shire horses hold the record for the the biggest horses known. Image File history File linksMetadata Draughthorses. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Draughthorses. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 nugget For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). ... For the constellation known as The Plough see Ursa Major. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... Industrialisation (or industrialization) or an industrial revolution (in general, with lowercase letters) is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial state . ...
Today draft horses are also valued as riding horses. Their docile temperament and stamina (they are bred to work strenuously in the fields without tiring) means that they can also be suitable for trail and pleasure disciplines.
In medieval times, draft horses were often used as mounts for knights riding into battle. They were valued because of their ability to swiftly carry the knight and his armor as well as any armor the horse was to wear.
The availablility of showing for draft horses varies depending on the country. They may be suitable for entering into classes other than purely draft showing classes.
A number of horse breeds are used as draft horses with the variation being largely geographic. Examples include This page is a list of horse and pony breeds. ...
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