Before trucks and tractors, draft horses
performed the heavy work of pulling wagons, plowing fields, and hauling
logs. But the internal combustion engine did not entirely replace these
animals, and they are still used in many parts of the country for
agricultural and other jobs, as well as for pleasure driving and county
fair pulling contests.
This book is a celebration of these “gentle
giants,” as well as a handbook on their breeding, care, and
training, and their use as competition and working horses.
Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of these magnificent horses:
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History of the Draft Horse
• Draft Horse Breeds
• Preparing for Ownership: Housing, Transportation, and
Equipment
• Buying Your First Draft Horse
• Health and Care of the Draft Horse
• Showing the Draft Horse
• The Draft Horse Pull
• The Draft Pleasure Horse
• Real Work
• Breeding Draft Horses
Profusely illustrated and with a glossary of terms, The Book of
Draft Horses will appeal to everyone who has been thrilled
at the sight of these gentle giants.
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The Book of Draft
Horses
The Gentle Giants That Built
the World
by Donna Campbell Smith
Lyons Press, 2007
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