 Irish Draught stallion | |
 Heavyweight hunter showing | |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
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| Traits | |
| Distinguishing features | Powerful warmblood build, well-muscled |
| Breed standards | |
The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.