Irish Draught Horses

Summary

The Irish draught horse is an intelligent horse with a kind and docile nature. The Irish draught horse is an exceptionally multitalented horse that can be used for a number of equestrian pursuits.  The Irish draught is renowned for being a fantastic hunter and also has superb jumping form.

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Characteristics

The name “Irish draught” often leads people to believe that the Irish draught horse is a heavy cart horse type, but the Irish draught horse is infact a medium weight, Warmblood horse.

The Irish draught has a handsome intelligent head with a straight profile and sometimes a slightly roman nose, the Irish draught has large well set apart eyes, a well set on neck and a well defined a wither and a good sloping shoulder.  The Irish draught has a strong muscular compact body with a deep girth, powerful hind quarters, strong limbs, plenty of good flat bone and good sound feet. The Irish draught has a straight free moving action. Irish draught horses usually stand between 15 to 17 hands high and can be any solid colour.

History

The Irish draught breed of horse that we know today has been around has been around for about a hundred years. The original uses for the Irish draught horse were farm orientated; tilling the fields, pulling a cart, and also used as hunter.