A draft horse or draught horse is a large, strong horse breed 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.
A number of horse breeds are used as draft horses with the variation being largely geographic. Examples include
The name Irish Draught may be misleading in that many people are surprised to find that the breed is a lighter free-moving animal than the traditional image of the heavy horse.
Traditionally, the Draught was the farmhorse in Ireland and it also had to be capable of being hunted and ridden.
Despite the power the horse should be free moving and not ponderous.
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