The Bigger, The Better

They carried knights in armour. They plowed our fields. Now, they breed with others to create impressive dressage and jumping competitors. They are the drafts. But what do you know of these magnificent equines? Take this quiz and find out. I'll score your quiz and return the results to you via email. Have fun!

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Which country is responsible for originating the greatest number of breeds of draft horses?
France
England
Germany

Which of the following draft breeds is known for the feathering on its fetlocks?
Percheron
Clydesdale
Suffolk

In which of the following draft breeds is grey a predominant color?
Russian Heavy Draught
Comtois
Boulonnais

Which of the following is generally acknowledged as the tallest draft breed in the world?
Breton
Shire
Belgian

Which of the following breeds originated in Denmark?
Jutland
Ardennes
Rhenish

Which of the following breeds is generally considered to be the slowest worker of the group?
Shire
Clydesdale
Percheron

When viewed from the rear, what is considered ideal alignment of the draft horse's hock joints? (reference The Draft Horse Primer)
straight in line with the other leg structures
inclined slightly outward
inclined slightly inward

Which of these draft breed's pedigrees goes back to a single prepotent sire known as the Crisp horse?
Schleswig
Brabançon
Suffolk

Which of the following was the first defined strain to emerge from the breeding of heavy horses used to carry armored knights in the Middle Ages?
Norman
Flemish
Percheron

The origin of which breed may be traced most directly to a horse referred to by historians of the Elizabethan era as the "Great Horse of England"?
Suffolk
Clydesdale
Shire

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