Belgian Draught

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This article is about the Belgian horse breed. For the related American breed, see American Belgian Draft.
Belgian Draught
FAO (2007): not listed[1]: 9 
  • DAD-IS (2023): unknown/at risk[2]
    • Other names
    • Belgisch trekpaard
    • Brabançon
    • Brabant
    • Brabants trekpaard
    • Brabander
    • Cheval de trait belge
    Country of originBelgium
    Usefarm work, heavy haulage
    Traits
    Weight
    • Male:
      900 kg[2]
    • Female:
      700 kg[2]
    Height
    • Male:
      168 cm[2]
    • Female:
      164 cm[2]
    The stallion Brillant, painting by Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny
    Brabant horses, painting by Henry Schouten [nl] (1857–1927)

    The Belgian Draught,

    draught horse. It originates in the region of the Low Countries that is now central Belgium, and may also be called the Brabant after the former Province of Brabant
    in that area.

    The American Belgian Draught derives from the same original stock, but has developed differently.

    History

    The Belgian Draught descends from the heavy farm horses of the region of the

    Méhaigne in the area of Namur; the Gris de Nivelles et du Hainaut[b], named for Hainaut region and for the city of Nivelles, now in Walloon Brabant; and the Gros de la Dendre[c], named for the Dender river, from East Flanders and the area that is now Flemish Brabant.[3]: 443 [4]
    : 166 

    Documented breeding was recorded in the seventeenth century, with the first studbook founded in 1886. The first known imported Belgian to America was in the late nineteenth century.

    Closely related breeds include the

    Nederlands Trekpaard,[6][7] and Trait du Nord.[8]

    The

    American Belgian Draught derives from the same original stock, but has developed differently. It is generally taller and less heavily built, and has a very different distribution of coat colours.[3]: 434 [4]
    : 166 

    Characteristics

    It is a tall, powerful and massive horse. Heights at the

    grey.[3]
    : 443 

    Genetic diversity

    The Belgian Draught horse has been identified as having an intermediate level of genetic diversity, and found to have relatively low levels of inbreeding. However, due to low founder diversity, the breed is identified as likely to have a potential compromise of genetic diversity in future generations.[9]

    Carrying shrimping gear in Oostduinkerke

    Notes

    1. ^ Dutch: Koloss uit de Méhaignestreek
    2. ^ Dutch: Grijs van Henegouwen of van Nijvel
    3. ^ Dutch: Dikke uit de Dendervallei

    References

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    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g Breed data sheet: Cheval de Trait Belge / Belgium (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2023.
    3. ^
      ISBN 9781780647944
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    4. ^
      ISBN 9780691167206
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    5. ^ "Alles over het Belgisch trekpaard". www.bitmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
    6. ^ "Nederlands trekpaard | Bedreigd Nederlands Ras". Stichting Zeldzame Huisdierrassen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
    7. ^ Horses.nl, Redactie (3 April 2008). "Nederlands trekpaard". Horses (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
    8. ^ "Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut - Espace professionnel - Le Pôle Trait du Nord". 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
    9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02114.x
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