Draft horses are usually large horses that were bred for work such as heavy farm tasks or hauling freight.Their use has greatly declined since the invention of the internal combustion engine (particularly cars and tractors.) The unit of measurement ” horse power” was invented in the late 18th century to compare the output of steam engines with draft horses.Early trains invented in an age dominated by the horse in all aspects of life, were often termed “Iron horses”
Draft horse breeds include the Shire, Clydesdale, and Percheron.The largest horse on record was a Shire called Samson foaled in 1846. who stood at 21.1 hands high (219 cm at his withers.) and he weighed 1,520 kg He was renamed Mammoth at the age of 4
Two Clydesdales at the Canadian National Draft Horse Championships 2019
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