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Suffolk punch
English breed of draft horse
Society recognizes seven distinct variations:
dark approaching
brown-black
liver colour or mahogany chestnut,
dull dark chestnut,
light mealy chestnut,
red,
golden,
lemon,
bright chestnut
White markings are rare
powerful arching
neck;
well-muscled, sloping shoulders
short, wide back; and a muscular, broad croup.
legs short and strong. broad joints.
sound well-formed hooves
little or no feathering
dates back to early
1500s.
heavy draft breed
 name
from the county of Suffolk in East Anglia The
Suffolk Punch generally stands 15.3 to 16.1 hands high
weighs 1,980 to 2,200 lbs
name from the county of Suffolk in East Anglia The Suffolk Punch generally stands 15.3 to 16.1 hands high
weighs
1,980 to 2,200 lbs
believed to date back to 1506
"Punch" refers to their compact,
powerful appearance.
Ancestry of the breed has
contributions from
Norfolk Trotter, Norfolk Cob, and later the Thoroughbred.
The foundation sire of the breed,
Crisp's horse
of Ufford foaled in 1760.
 The foundation sire of the breed,
Crisp's
horse of Ufford foaled in 1760.
The Suffolk Punch is considered critically endangered
estimated 400 in Britain.
brabant
The Brabant draft horse is the foundation horse for the
American Belgian.
Until about 1940,
the Brabant and the American
Belgian
were essentially the same horse.
After
World War II
the Brabant was bred in Europe to be thicker bodied
and more drafty,
with heavy feathering
on the legs,
while in the United States
the Belgian was bred to be taller, lighter bodied
and clean legged.
The Brabant is raised
in several European countries
and goes by different names
, depending on the country
of origin.
In southern Belgium,
the Brabant is called the Cheval
de trait Belge
or Brabançon.
In northern Belgium,
the Brabant is called the
Belgisch Trekpaard.
In France
it is the cheval Trait du Nord,
and in Holland it is the Nederland Trekpaard
The Brabant is also raised in Denmark, Luxembourg and
Germany
The modern Brabant has a deep, close-coupled body
a short thick neck,
a massive but neat head,
and plenty of bone in the legs.
The typical height range is 15.2 hand high to 17 hh.
The Brabant is an easy keeper
with a quiet, gentle, willing
disposition,
ideal breed for the small farmer
interested in sustainable
agriculture.
The modern Brabant is a true draft horse.
american
cream draft
The American Cream Draft horse is classified as
a
medium-heavy draft type.
The average weight of mares being 1600 to 1800 pounds at maturity.
Stallions will weigh from 1800 pounds to a ton.
They will stand 15 to 16.3 hands.
size most desirable for those harnessing, hitching,
and driving
these easily trained, good dispositioned,
willing to
work, Cream of Draft Horses, today
One hundred fourteen American Creams
have been
registered since 1982.
Full membership is open to owners of
American Creams
Associate membership is available to anyone interested
in the American Creams
but not owning an American Cream draft horse
Thirty-four members
own ninety registered American Cream
draft horses
28 Associate members are interested in
and help
to fund the work of the Organization by yearly dues.
 The breed was placed on the endangered species list
by
the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
information about the breed was organized,
and
E. Gus Cothran,
Director of the Equine Blood Typing Research Laboratory
at the University of Kentucky
offered
to blood test
American Cream horses.
His results stated that "compared with other draft breeds
and based upon gene marker data,
the Creams form a distinct group within the draft horses.
The Creams are no more similar to the Belgian
than they
are to Suffolks, Percherons, or Haflingers".
Many had thought that the Cream
was only a color breed,
but this research proved otherwise. 
In the 1950's the percentage of Cream foals dropped having
both
a Cream sire and dam had risen to nearly 80%.
Stallion reports being submitted today
do not indicate
that high a percentage but it is increasing
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