Everything about Belgian Horse totally explained
The
Belgian horse,
Belgian Heavy Horse, or
Brabant is a
horse breed comes from the West-
Brabantian region of
Belgium. They are one of the strongest of the heavy breeds. On average the Belgian will grow to be slightly over 1 ton or 2,000 pounds. Colors normally are a type of light
chestnut sometimes called a "
sorrel," with a flaxen mane. They are considered a
draft horse. Historically, though it's possible they may have had ancestors who were
destriers in the
Middle Ages, their main use was as a
farm horse. They are still used as
working animals, but have also become popular as
show horses, gaming horses, and even as
trail riding horses. Although the overall percentage of draft breeds among American horses has declined, the number of Belgians has increased.
The world's tallest living horse is a Belgian Draft named Radar. Radar is a
gelding, born in 1998 in Iowa. He stands at 19.3½
hands, which means he's 6 feet 7½ inches (2.02 metres) tall at the
withers. He weighs over 2,400 lb (1,090 kg). He is currently used by Priefert Ranch Equipment for promotions. The world's largest Belgian Horse was named
Brooklyn Supreme, who weighed 3,200 pounds (1,450 kg) and stood at 19.2 hands (1.98 m).
Importation of Belgians ended in bulk after the beginning of the Second World War with
Erwin F. Dygert transporting the last Belgians out of Europe as the war was beginning.
They are able to pull tremendous amounts of weight. At the
National Western Stock Show in
Denver,
Colorado, a team of two horses in the Heavyweight class pulled 17,000 pounds a distance of 7 ft 2 in (7,700 kg a distance of 2.18 m). The team of Belgians weighed 4,800 pounds (2,200 kg). At the Iowa State fair, the heavyweight champions in the pulling contest pulled 14,600 pounds the complete distance of 15 ft (6,690 kg, 4.6 m). The team consisted of one Belgian and one
Percheron weighed 3,600 pounds (1,600 kg).
Other meanings
In
Britain, "Belgian Black" is a
colloquialism used to describe a
Friesian horse.
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