American Belgian Draft

This article is about the American draft horse. For the related Belgian horse breed, see Belgian Draught.

American Belgian Draft
Belgian draft with chestnut and flaxen coloring
Conservation status
Other names
  • American Belgian
  • Belgian
  • Belgian Heavy Draft
Country of originUnited States
Distribution
  • United States
  • Canada
Use
Traits
Color

The American Belgian Draft is an American breed of draft horse. It derives from the draft horses of Belgium but, as a result of isolation and different selective breeding, became genetically distinct from them in the early part of the twentieth century.[4]: 434  It is generally taller and less heavily built, and has a very different distribution of coat colors.[4]: 434 [5]: 166 

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