purchased a starved draft horse from auction. some say its a clydesdale some say its a belgiam how can i tell?
May 31st, 2010 | by drafthorse |
Allan asked:
he’s aprox. a year an a half old
russian draft horse
he’s aprox. a year an a half old
russian draft horse
6 Responses to “purchased a starved draft horse from auction. some say its a clydesdale some say its a belgiam how can i tell?”
By Pengy on Jun 2, 2010 | Reply
Show it a Budweiser sign, if it approves is a Clydesdale
By i luv to jump on Jun 4, 2010 | Reply
if u had a photo of him that the wuld help the viewers. U could also look online and try to spot the differnce. If u remeber which one was said more clydesdale or belgium then he is probably one of those.
By Andy on Jun 5, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for the good deed. It’s unlikely that your horse is purebred. Both breeds are (obviously) large and muscular. (Maybe your horse prefers beer? Budweiser?). Sorry for the levity. Google each breed, for example “Clydesdale breed standard”; the sites should indicate specific traits to look for in each breed. For example, I don’t know if the Belgian horse has feathered footlocks.
By shadosangel on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
belgians tend to be all one colour (mainly bays and sorrels) with very little feathering, clydesdale come in a variety with heavy feathering. but a picture would def. help. not all draft horses are 1 or the other. there are just as many drafts as there are warm and cold bloods.
feathering is the hair on the pasturn
By Can Crasher on Jun 9, 2010 | Reply
Do you have any pics? If you have any post them in the horse section.
By Candy on Jun 9, 2010 | Reply
Clydesdales are darker colored and have white feathers on their lower legs. Sometimes they have white splashes and tall stockings.
Belgians are usually lightly colored and have very little feathering.
There’s also brabant belgians:
If you adopted then it might be a cross. It could also be another draft breed.