Are Haflingers warmbloods? Yes, they are a small warmblood breed. They are not a draft, as some assume, but carry Arabian, and possibly Thoroughbred bloodlines, therefore considered a warmblood. Is a Haflinger cold blooded? Contrary to many publications in numerous Read more…
Norwegian Fjords are small. They are roughly the size of Haflingers, but they can be slightly larger. Still, they are much smaller than other draft breeds even though they have a classic “draft” body type. 2. Norwegian Fjord. Weight: 900–1,200 Read more…
Every Thoroughbred horse alive today is descended from three stallions and a larger selection of mares in 17th- and 18th-century England. Since then, no horses outside this lineage have been permitted to enter the bloodline. Do all thoroughbred horses have Read more…
You can wash the wool felted slippers from Haflinger and Giesswein in a washing machine with a temperature from 30° degrees with wool detergent (preferably with lanolin), but do not dry them in a clothes dryer, on a heating or Read more…
The 5-3/8″ is used on most draft size halter and bridles. The 3-3/8″ size is used for the haflingers, horses or large pony. What size halter do I need? Correct placement of the noseband, about 2-3 finger widths below the Read more…
Percherons are heavy draft horses that come in all different colors. You will most often see black or grey Percherons; however, the blue roan coloring is much more common in Percherons than it is in some other horse breeds. Do Read more…
Percherons can be black, gray, chestnut, bay, roan, or sorrel. French-bred Percherons are born black and turn gray as they mature; no other color is allowed in the registry. Although white markings are permitted, excess white is frowned upon. Are Read more…
The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province from which the breed takes its name. Usually draft horse or black in color, Percherons are Read more…
The Fell can be black, brown, bay and grey in colour. Chestnuts, piebalds and skewbalds are debarred. A star and/or a little white on or below the hind fetlock is acceptable. An excess of white markings is discouraged, but such Read more…
Edward Harris of Moorestown, New Jersey first imported Percherons to the United States in 1839. Although in his two attempts to import eight Percheron horses to America, only two survived the journey, a mare named Joan and a stallion called Read more…