Almost eliminated
in the First World War, the Russian
Heavy Draught has since been
re-established as a breed. With
their kind temperament and fast
walking and trotting gait, these
horses are popular riding animals.
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Origin:
Ukraine.
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Colour:
mostly chestnut,
strawberry roan, or bay.
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Height:
around 14.2 and
14.3hh.
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Conformation:
the head is average
size, clean cut, with Oriental
breediness; the forehead is wide and
the profile is straight. The neck is
short, broad, fleshy and high
crested in stallions. The withers
are low and broad; the back is long,
broad, often somewhat soft; the
croup is long, drooping; the loin is
flat. The chest is deep and broad;
the ribs are steeply sloping. The
front legs are short, set too far
apart; the pasterns are sometimes
short and ringboned. The knee-joints
are often too far back.
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Character:
very willing
disposition.
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| Uses:
Draughtwork. |
