A large horse used for pulling heavy loads, especially a cart or plow.
‘Their average 15 hand size, a size rarely found in a true draft horse, makes the horse the perfect all-around horse.’
‘The earliest I can recall was when I was 2 years old and my grandmother put me on a horse, an old draft horse type at her farm in southern Minnesota.’
‘Common sense confirms that you cannot start with little Shetland ponies and try to select for Clydesdale draft horses - the information just isn't there anymore!’
‘I've also always loved those gigantic draft horses, like percherons and clydesdales and whatnot.’
‘At the home ranch, they built a reputation raising registered Shorthorn and Hereford cattle as well as Thoroughbred and draft horses.’
‘He crossed racehorses with draft horses, creating a breed that could leap hurdles at least six-feet high.’
‘Using draft horses and old implements for farming would not appeal to the modern farmer who uses air conditioned cabs on each tractor or self propelled combine.’
‘He patted the great neck of one of the draft horses.’
‘Back in the heartland of India, farmers, tired of the farming life and dreaming of the glory of soldiers decide to try to use their draft horses in combat.’
‘I thought I heard a hundred draft horses stampeding through it.’
‘There he shoed draft horses, fixed freight wagons, made repairs to machinery, and fabricated iron parts as needed.’
‘Most of the teamsters hired were farmers or men who had the necessary teams of mules and draft horses available to cope with this demanding job.’
‘For several years I farmed with draft horses and found that they could compete with the most modern farm equipment on a per unit basis.’
‘The Fellows use draft horses to spread manure, rake hay, and move fences, water, firewood and hay around the farm.’
‘The two-dimensional ploughman appears entirely from the outside, just like his draft horses.’
‘Livestock on a typical farm might include draft horses, beef cattle, milk cows, and hogs.’
‘The students' task was to design and build a wind shelter for the ranch's Belgian draft horses.’
‘Still, a week later the draft horses were so exhausted they were set free, the wagons left to rot in the bush.’
‘There will be clinics, hay days, plowing matches, farm shows and the annual show that brings in the draft horse folks from all over the state of Texas.’
‘Belgian farmers breed some of the finest draft horses in the world, including the famous Percherons.’
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