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Clydesdale Horses

With its heavy and study frame, the Clydesdale is an ideal draft horse for pulling heavy loads. It is a tall, impressive breed that most commonly comes in a bay color with white markings. In this category, you can find questions relating to the Clydesdale’s characteristics and features.

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How much food does a Clydesdale eat?

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You should feed a horse, no matter what breed it is at a minimum twice daily. If the horse is getting grain, pellets, or another type of hard feed the meals should be divided into 3 pound servings to help prevent ulcers and bolting of the feed. hay should be provided around the clock as should water.

What is the difference between shires and clydesdale horses?

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Shires were used to develop Clydesdales, so they are similar, but Shires tend to be heavier bodied, and stand taller on average. Clydesdales also have a strong overo/sabino gene, often leaving large amounts of body white. Shires posses a grey gene, which Clydes do not (all clydes are bay, or black, with a very rare brown).

What horse is the same size as a Clydesdale?

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Many of the draft breeds are of a comparable size. You can find easily a Clydesdale, Shire, Percheron all 16.3 HH. as an example. But in the last 25 years the 'sport horse' has gained new popularity and has been bred much taller than ever before. It is not uncommon to see an 18HH eventer or show jumper.

Do clydesdale horses get fleas?

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This is a good question. Having experience with horses for many years have not seen one horse that has had fleas. Do not know why not. Can only speculate, that a horses skin is too tough for fleas to bite.

Can a Clydesdale jump?

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No.

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It really depends. A full-blooded Clydesdale is unlikely to be a good jumper, as they are heavily built and very compact. They are made more for pulling weights and using their strength for working. However, when crossed with Thoroughbreds or Warmbloods they make very good cross-country horses as they are big and strong, but also have the speed/leanness of a competition horse. New Zealand, my country, has a breed called the "Stationbred" which is largely based on Clydesdale and Thoroughbred blood. Horses from this breed are bold and definitely look Clydie (they often have white faces, large leg markings and plenty of feather). The Clydie influence gives them the size and strength necessary to make good hunting horses.

What are the main breeds of horses?

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"Main breeds" really depends on where you live. Main breeds of horses in the USA and Canada, for example, are thoroughbreds, arabians, quarter-horses, morgans, clydesdales, etc.

Which beer used clydesdale horses?

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Budweiser, and they still keep them. Here is a link from about.com http://gonewengland.about.com/od/nhsightseeing/a/aaclydesdales.htm

Arabian and Clydesdale and Falabella are types of what?

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they are types of horses (:

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Is it ok to ride a work horse exp. Clydesdale?

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So long as you don't jump a work or draft horse it is OK to ride them. Many people jump draft horses when this is actually very detrimental to them. Drafts are not designed to jump with weight on their backs and they tend to have very short and upright pasterns which causes a lot of concussive forces to be placed upon the legs. Many draft horses can make excellent trail or pleasure riding horses.

Best saddle to ride a clydesdale in?

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For Chocolate Dreamer, I use a 2009 Steuben with adjustable gullet for comfort. Thick knee roll pads to absorb rolling gait movement. Also, it has a gel gullet insert, optional for ultimate comfort, and for more fitting on looser or -ahem- rounder horses or saddles. I use a thick canvas with cloth covering western pad despite the discipline difference, and I also use a Chestnut girth with double elastic and an optional sheepskin cover. All these come in many colour options, but I personally chose a light Hickory shade to compliment his gray roaning and his underside blue ticking

What county does clydesdale come from?

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A clydesdale horse comes from scotland

How much does a clydesdale cost?

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There is no one price for any horse, no matter what breed it is. A Clydesdale could go for any price from free on upward depending on age, sex, color, height, pedigree, show record, local economy and even the current price of feed and hay.

When was Budweiser Clydesdales created?

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Budweiser Clydesdales was created in 1933.

Is the Morgan horse related to the Clydesdale Horse?

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No, the Morgan is a fine breed, the clyddesdale is a heavy draft breed.

Do Clydesdale horses always have white feet?

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Almost always. On rare occations a foal will be born with chestnut or black legs. These odd colored horses are usually not used for breeding.