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Vladimir Heavy Draft Horse
Origin: USSR.
Height: About 16hh.
Color: Any solid color.
Character: Energetic, competitive, hard-working.
Physique: Strong work horse of good conformation. Srl-)all head withconvex profile and alert expression; medium-length, crested neck, set wellon powerful shoulders, good chest; strong, medium-length body withslight dip in back; stout loins and hindquarters; strong legs with heavyfeather.
English blood, especially that of the Shire horse, is at once apparent fromthe appearance of the Vladimir Heavy Draught. The breed was foundedduring the latter part of the 19th century, using a mixture of Suffolk Punch,Cleveland Bay, Ardennais and Percheron. Shire blood was first introducedin 1910 and was continued until shortly after World War I, when interbreedcrossing was stopped and selective inbreeding between the best of theprogeny became the exclusive practice. By 1946 a horse of great strengthand all-round usefulness had emerged, having also the ability to breed true.At this point the breed was considered fixed.
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