LARGEST Living Horse Breeds Around The World!
From work horses, to prized steeds, to ones bred for battle, join me as I reveal to you the biggest horse breeds in the world!
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9. Andalusian Horse
The country of Spain has been known for it’s beautiful horses and their abilities for many years, but one of the most famous of the lot is the Andalusian horse. A horse so respected in the country that it's also known as the "Pure Spanish Horse". This horses' ancestors came from the Iberian Peninsula, and they've lived there for thousands of years before humans came along to ride them.
8. Australian Draught Horse
Many horse breeds in the course of history have been "bred" from mixing in lots of other breeds and getting the "best result" from the mixing of those genes, and the Australian Draught Horse is one such case of this happening. And that "result" was making one of the biggest horses around.
7. Russian Draft Horse
It should not be too much of a surprise that the Russians have their own version of the "Draft Horse", as they would need horses to help them with the fields in their lands and the terrain that isn't hospitable. These horses were made around the 1860's, and they were popular for farm work and more.
6. Dutch Draft
Another horse that has a work history, the Dutch Draft horse was a breed that became quite popular after World War I. Specifically they were born from, "the heavy draft mares of the province of Zeeland with Ardennes and Brabant stock from neighboring Belgium."
5. Suffolk Punch
The Suffolk Punch is a very curious breed of horse for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is because it's a rather endangered species in regards to horses. Which is bad because they are, in fact, the oldest breed that Great Britain has ever produced, and they are working to try and bring back the numbers of this stately horse despite some self-imposed restrictions.
4. Belgian Draft
At one time, the Belgian Draft was interchangeable with another breed of horse known as the Brabant. However, after World War II, the species became its own breed, and one that had some very recognizable differences from its counterpart. First and foremost, the Belgian Draft is bigger and yet lighter than the Brabant.
3. Percheron
The breed known as the Percheron is a bit of a mystery in terms of its origins. We know for a fact that the species was bred in the western part of France via the Perche province, and that's how the horse got its name. But where exactly it came from, and how it was bred into the horse that was found centuries ago, is unknown.
2. Clydesdale
Arguably the most famous horse in the world today, the Clydesdale stands above all others as one of the most beautiful and biggest horses on the planet.
But don't let their beauty blind you, these are work horses, and some of the biggest and strongest in the world. They were built to help with agriculture and be draught horses for various nations, including Scotland where they were born.
1. Shire
Not to be confused by a land from Middle-Earth, the Shire horse is a species of horse that was built and bred for a singular purpose: Work. Or to put it a bit more specifically, it was bred to be a British Draught Horse. These horses were made so that farmers could put them into labor situations that they would have a hard time doing themselves. Including plowing the fields, pushing carts, and more.
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