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What if C H O N K but make it horse

The Ardennes draught horse originates from the Ardennes area of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Considered one of the oldest breeds of draught horse, it may be a direct descendent of the prehistoric Solutré Horse.

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Since everyone liked these sturdy boys, here are some more:
Originally bred for farm, transport and other work, draught horses needed to be strong *and* relatively quick. Most originated in Europe.

Dutch/Belgian draught.

The Percheron. Originating in France, these are often very tall (although world record holder for height is a Shire called Sampson) these are thought to have the closest ties to the mediaeval war horse.

The Clydesdale. Hailing from Scotland, they're instantly recognisable by their colouring. Bred in the 18th from Flemish stallions with Shire blood introduced. V popular as matched teams of carriage horses.

The Shire horse. Huge beasts, often holding the records for largest and heaviest horse. Bred for work; logging, brewery deliveries, carriage horses, towing barges. Breed is considered 'at risk'.

The Jutland. Bred in Denmark and almost always chestnut. They're smaller than Shires and Clydesdales, but super strong. Much older breed too - records of them as war horses exist from the 12th C and Vikings may have used them.

Italian Heavy Draft (Cavallo Agricolo Italiano da Tiro Pesante Rapido). A much shorter breed, usually maxing out at around 15.2hh, they're v muscular, especially in the neck. A cross of native Italian horses with Brabants.

Here's that Shire I mentioned earlier - heaviest/tallest horse ever. Sampson was foaled in 1846, stood nearly 22hh (7 feet / 2.13 m) and weighed around 1500kg / 3300lbs