Discover irish draught horses for sale on americas biggest equine marketplace. Soon the clever irish began to breed horses for sizewhich was a desirable fifteen hands highand to breed for strength, and for gentle disposition. The irish draught horse is an icon in the irish cultural landscape. Breed characteristics the irish draught horse is an active shortlegged powerful horse with substance and quality. Battat grey and white horse, 20 with saddle belgium draft.
In 1917, the department of agriculture created what they called a scheme to establish a book for horses of the irish draught type. Ireland is well known as being the birthplace of world showjumping and with the countrys long equestrian tradition it is not surprising. The irish sport horse, also referred to as the irish hunter, is a traditional horse breed out of ireland. Jump, gallop and lead with the black irish draught horse by lori.
Irish sport horses are renowned for their speed, athleticism, and wellbalanced temperament. Benmar farm is excited to present purebred irish draught foals and irish draught sport horse foals by our stallion bridon belfrey, rid. The irish draught horse developed as a working horse on irish farms with references to the breed. Irish draught horse info, origin, history, pictures. The clydesdale is a good kind of draughthorse, and particularly for farming business and in a hilly country. Purebred, class 1, bronze merit, irish draught mare horse id. Set comes with 1 horse 1 saddle, 1 bridle, 1 trophy, 1 horse sash, 1 winners certificate, 1 saddle blanket.
Irish draught foals by bridon belfrey, registered irish. The ministry of agriculture of ireland opened the stud book in the year 1917 with. Nevertheless, the ancestry of the breed goes back to the small irish farm where the farm horse doubled up as a hunter as well as taking the trap or dogcart into the town. While irish sport horses are very common, purebred irish draught horses are fairly rare. Developed from the irish hobby horse, the irish draught is the national horse breed of ireland. She was a fine working farm horse, getting on in years but with all the strength and stamina of an irish draught horse quite evident in her fore and hind quarters. The irish draught is neither as massive nor as heavily feathered as its name implies. She was sold within minutes, and before i could follow her through the gates, she was whisked out of the ring and away. As its name implies, the irish draught horse comes from ireland, and the first mentions of this breed date back to the 18 th century. The irish draught is a draft horse breed commonly used to cross with other breeds to produce excellent jumping horses. It derives its name from the district on the clyde in scotland, where it is. Even with the concerted efforts of the irish draught horse society, founded in 1976, the breed is considered endangered with barely 2,000 purebreds worldwide. Lori black irish draught horse shop for toys instore.
Irish horses, namely the irish draught horse, are best known for their incredible hunting and jumping abilities. William top class hunter potential eventer outstanding hack allrounder. The irish draught horse is the national horse breed of ireland which developed primarily for. There are currently 17 branches of the society all over. Lori black irish draught horse smyths toys ireland. Jump, gallop and lead with this black irish draught horse and accessories, perfect for a day in the country with your lori equestrian doll sold separately i live in a great big city with lots to do and many places to explore. Being the national horse of ireland, the irish draught horse was actually developed. King of diamonds is described in the irish draught horse by alex fell as the single best known irish draught of modern times. He has his own facebook page and has been the subject of special features that have appeared in the uks daily mail among other publications.
The irish draught horse is the only indigenous horse in. Its aims are to encourage and assist breeders and those interested in the preservation, promotion and improvement of the breed. Canadian author michael sinclairsmith dont trample the dogs, anvil books, westmount, qc, 1984 aptly described the irish draught horse as being in a class of its own. The irish draught horse is the national horse of ireland the name irish draught may be misleading since the breed is a lighter, more free moving animal than the traditional image of the heavy draft horse. The development of the irish draught is traced from the seventeenth century, when the irish hobby was transformed into a warm blooded light draught horse.
This breed has been traced back many centuries despite the fact that there are no formal stud books or records. Sep 30, 2017 the horse that turner rides in the show, a 16hand black irish draught name seamus, is a fan favorite. Origins and development of the irish draught horse books. The irish draught horse book boasts a rich catalogue of lithographs, photographs and paintings honoring the book s subject matter. The irish sport horse, or irish hunter, is an irish breed of warmblood sporting horse, used mostly for dressage, eventing and showjumping. Simple to use with great advanced search features to help you find your perfect horse or. Most solid colours are acceptable, including bay, brown, grey, chestnut, black and dun. Welcome to the website of the irish draught horse breeders assoication. Through good times and bad it was the workhorse which pulled the farmer plough, took the family to church, hunted, was a commercial draft animal and pulled field artillery. It was bred from 1923 by crossbreeding of irish draught and thoroughbred stock. Bridon belfreys irish draught and irish draught sport horse foals.
We strive for an active membership by encouraging participation in yearend awards, idhsna sponsored shows and classes and. The irish horse board developed in 1993 as a cooperative society, administering the stud books of the irish draught horse and irish sport horse as well as the irish horse register on the department of agricultures behalf. In 1976, the irish draught horse society was formed. Average height 1617 hands strong jumper agreeable temperament thrive on smaller rations healthy, robust animals. For more information on the society and its work, you can go to their website at the irish draught horse society. The irish draught horse 6 the irish draught horse society was founded in 1975. The irish draught horse is so rare that purebred irish draught stallion owners have a tremendous responsibility to preserve all that is great about the breed. Experts believe that this breed was created when the irish hobby horse was bred with the anglonorman horse. With a beautiful, shiny black mane and pink saddle blanket this horse is definitely best in show. Colors, any solid color including dun, black, buckskin, perlino, palomino. We aim to cover a wide range of topics relating to the irish draught horse and our association, which endeavours to.
The irish draught horse society of north america idhsna was established in 1993 and has faithfully maintained the studbooks of both purebred and partbred irish draught horses within north america since that time. It began as a landrace breed selected for their ability to perform a wide multitude of tasks on farms while also being attractive but athletic mounts for fox hunting and for simply looking good going to town. King of diamonds is ranked 21st in the world breeding rankings for the period 19922001 on the basis of 19 of his progeny, including rodrigo pessoas special envoy, john ledinghamss millstreet ruby and joe fargiss. The irish draught horse society was founded in 1976 and has been of enormous importance for the development of the irish draught as a breed. It is neither as massive nor as heavily feathered as its name implies. Emotion in motion is a 7 year old chestnut ottb gelding that stands at approxmently 15. The irish draught is not a large draft breed as the name implies. Irish draught irish sport horse studbook registration. The horse that turner rides in the show, a 16hand black irish draught name seamus, is a fan favorite. The irish draught horse is the national horse breed of ireland which developed primarily for farm use.
The irish draught and sport horse society aust inc. Irish draught horse, the national horse of ireland. Simple to use with great advanced search features to help you find your perfect horse or pony. It is crossed with thoroughbreds to create irelands olympiclevel competition breed, the irish sport horse, previously called irish hunter. Battat lori black irish draught horse gray saddle medal trophy for 6 doll. They are actually fairly fine boned and athletic, making them great for allaround use on the irish farm. See more ideas about horse breeds, horses and connemara. To this end, the society keeps a stud book and a register. The fortunes of the evolving breed are followed as political, economic and social developments impacted upon horses and horse breeding. His conformation, movement and athleticism along with how he is inspected, campaigned and promoted, all has direct and exponential influence over possible generation loss. They come in many colors but black and gray are very common. About the idhsna irishdraught irish draught horse society.
It is the product of crossing irish draught horses with thoroughbreds to highlight the best of both those popular horse breeds. Irish draught horse international museum of the horse. Stormy is a lovely ottb gelding that stands approximately 17 hh. There is also a supplementary section in the horse sport ireland studbook in order to recognise horses which may be primarily registered as.
A draft horse us, draught horse uk or dray horse from the old english dragan meaning to draw or haul. In 1976 the irish draught society was formed and shortly after in 1979 the irish draught horse society was formed later becoming a progressive leader in the horse world. Moxy is a fantastic black bay tobiano filly out of a big fancy well bred purebred irish draught rid approved 17. Into this book, 375 approved mares and 44 stallions were entered. This site is intended to be a valuable resource for members, breeders and enthusiasts. The clydesdale is a good kind of draught horse, and particularly for farming business and in a hilly country. Studbook horses must be presented with feet in a natural state hoof black must not be applied to hooves and feathers on the legs are not to be removed. No one can believe just how good the irish horse is until they have ridden one. Irish draught horse the irish draught breed was first mentioned on record in the late 1700s. The irish draught horse society limited is a breed preservation society. Super example of a modern sporty irish draught with bloodlines such as o carols flight huntingfield.
Lori black irish draught horse shop for toys instore and. See more ideas about horses, draft horses and irish. During the 199798 hunt season, justine was fortunate to hunt an irish hireling over the bank and ditch country in county tipperary, ireland. We aim to cover a wide range of topics relating to the irish draught horse and our association, which endeavours to promote and protect our national breed. A branch of this society emerged in great britain by 1979.
Seasonal fox hunter in ireland this foal has all of the ingredients to be a top level. The horse, with a treatise on draft by william youatt 1831 described the clydesdale only briefly reserving the bulk of the text for the heavy black horse. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular irish sport horses also called irish draught sport horses which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping. There was some limited intromission of hanoverian, selle francais and trakehner blood in the 1990s. The name irish draught may be misleading in that many people are surprised to find that the breed is a lighter freemoving animal than the traditional image of the heavy horse. We also invite you to check out our horses for sale.
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