The Jutland Horse can be traced back to the 12th century, although ninth century pictures of Danish warriors show them riding horses which appear quite similar to the modern Jutland. Jutlands are a cold-blooded, draft horse breed orginating from Denmark. 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. ...

History

The Jutland was used not only in a draft capacity but was also a popular mount for the knights of medieval times. They had both the strength and the stamina to excel at carrying the heavy armour, although now they are not used commonly as riding horses. There is a theory that the Vikings took Danish horses into England and that the Suffolk Punch developed from these, and there are certainly similarities between the modern Jutland and the Suffolk Punch. During the 18th Century, Frederiksborg blood was introduced to the breed which was responsible for improving their paces. Suffolk draft horses The Suffolk Punch is one of the breeds of draft horses. ... Frederiksborgs Amt (English Frederiksborg County) is a county in eastern Denmark, on the north of the island of Zealand. ...

However, it was a Suffolk Punch stallion that was to have a major influence on the development of the modern Jutland. The stallion was Oppenheim LXII who was imported to the region in 1860 by the well-known horse trader, Oppenheimer of Hamburg, who specialised in Suffolk Punches. The Jutland is also believed to have Cleveland Bay and Yorkshire Coach Horse blood, which is the combination that gives rise to its heavy, but attractive, draft appearance. The Cleveland Bay is a carriage-type horse, and is always true to its color: bay. ...

Breed charateristics

The Jutland is a compact, heavy horse with short, stocky legs and feathering, which breeders are trying to eliminate from the breed. In the past, they have been critisied as having weak joints, which again, breeders are trying to improve. They have quite similar conformation to the Suffolk Punch but are generally considered to have a less-refined head than the Suffolk. The neck is carried high and is typically thick and muscular, set to quite upright shoulders. They are very broad and deep through the chest and have a rounded barrel and short back. Typically, they are chestnut in colour, although they were originally black or brown and stand around 15.3 hands high, weighing approximatly 1500 to 1800 lbs. The Jutland is used by the Carlsberg brewery for pulling their drays and they travel to many shows and festivals competing and putting on demonstrations. Sadly they are rarely used in the agricultural fields for which they were bred.en:Jutland (horse) Alternate meanings: Hand (disambiguation) A human left hand The hand (med. ...