Scientific name:
Equus

Natural spread:
Großbritanien

big cold-blood-horse, who appears relatively high-legged and short. Big Ramskopf with long ears, short, straight neck, that change to a well camped shoulder. Long, not especially high instep, short, more solidly backs and strengthens, easily falling croup. Deep, compact torso of middle width. The long legs have powerful joints and luxuriant Fesselbehang. Big, flat hooves and high, energetic action. Hard-working, spirited workhorse, who is suitable also for the crossing with thoroughbreds. All colors, frequently brown with big insignia and nettled colors. Stick-measurement about. 165 to 172 cm. Weight up to one ton.

The Clydesdale was created through a crossing of native heavy mares with stallions from Flanders and the English Midlands. The first breeders were about 1720 of the Duke of Hamilton and the farmer John Paterson. In the 19. Century was improved the race by scheduled in-crossing of the Shire horse (Old Black Carthorse) sought-after meanwhile everywhere further, but also its southern cousin ever more similar. in 1877, the breeding-association was established, that voiced agreement with a future pure-breeding. Glancer 335, that took big influence over its son Glancer 135 and its sons and is to be found into virtually all the Pedigrees, is regarded as stamp-stallion.