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Irish Draught Information
Irish Draught
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Riding Breed
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| Working Breed |
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| Sport Breed |
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| Show Breed |
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| Pony Breed |
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| Easily Trained |
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| Independant |
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| All Climates |
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| All Terrain |
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Irish Draught Qualities
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The Irish Draughts come from Ireland and are
well known and loved in their communities. They can be found in Ireland, Scotland, England,
France, and Wales. They are utilized as riding horses, for harness work, and in competitions.
They are considered powerful, proud, and robust creatures. Laborers would use them over
and over again to get back and fourth from working and also for carrying heavy loads, a trend
that's continued up to today.
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Irish Draught Temperament
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Irish Draught horses are known to think things through. Not many animals
think of their actions prior to doing them, but this breed certainly does. They are
extremely sensible, sweet natured, and can be trained with ease. They do well with little
ones and can be very useful when working long days with their owners.
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Irish Draught Appearance
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The Irish Draught horse stands at around seventeen hands at full
grown size. They are bred in all sorts of colors with no single variation standing out
more than the others. They bode a sloping croup, set-in neck, flat bones, and a very
strong back. Their withers are well defined, legs are clean, and they do not have any
boxiness with open heels.
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Irish Draught Upkeep
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Taking care and raising an Irish Draught is not complex. They are
kind, yet still adventurous. They can climb well, they can walk for miles
without stopping, they can carry large loads, and they have no issues listening to
their owners. This breed can also be around little ones with ease when used for
riding. Additionally, the Irish Draught styles can require a slight bit of extra
training should they be opted for use as competitive horses sometime down
the line.
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Irish Draught History
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The Irish Draught breed makes its way all the
way from Ireland, which is no surprise consdiering the name. They have
been a product of the Flanders horse breed, which was a result of the
Anglo-Norman invasion time period. They went to be bred with the likes of
Clydesdales, Spanish influences and Connemara breeds to add stamina, and as to
correct certain defects they contained. They were a utility horse, one that
could ride and hunt, one that could pull and carry loads and work for their
owners on farms with ease. They were an attractive breed that evolved into a
sporting style with very little effort. They have severely reduced in numbers
as far as breeding goes, unfortunately experts have reasoned that this breed
does not continue to be growing in numbers for the Thoroughbred lines that have
been added to it. Some feel adding that influence has made them over sporty
and that they are solely useful for competitions alone.
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Irish Draught Photos
Irish Draught Videos
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