Irish horse

Originally built for work in Ireland, the Irish Draft / Draught or Irish Sport Horse bloodline was almost lost, however a revival movement managed to keep the breed alive. These horses are built in…

Irish Draught Studbook CLASS 1 Carrigfada Troy (ID C1) UELN: 372414005611601 Click here to download stallion details (PDF) Cloncastle Silver Squire (ID C1) UELN: 372414005519260 Click here to download stallion details (PDF) Cloneyhea Spellbound (ID C1) UELN: 372414005538895 Click here to download stallion details (PDF) Killountain Cross (ID C1) UELN: 372414005606481 Click here to download stallion details (PDF) Kilmovee White Hero (ID C1) UELN: 372414003263391 Click here to download stallion…

Irish Draught Horse, the national horse of Ireland. Light and elegant; it's more a heavy warmblood than a draft. It is crossed with thoroughbreds to create Ireland's Olympic-level competitor, the Irish Sport Horse.

Snowford Bellman x. Reilly's Fianna (RIDSH) 16.0hh, chestnut stallion April 2, 2002 IDHSNA Registered Irish Draught Sport Horse *click here for full pedigree*

The mighty Irish Draught Horse! We are celebrating them as our January Breed of the Month on YourDressage! Dressage riders who choose Irish Draughts as their mounts are eligible for special awards through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards program, as the Irish Draught Horse Society of North America is a participating organization. Here, a rider shares

Happy Saint Patty's Day! The national horse of Ireland is, of course, the handsome, heavy-boned Irish Draft (or, in more local parlance, the Irish Draught Horse). But did you know that the breed was developed from the now-extinct Irish Hobby horse? And from the Hobby horse arose the expression, "to ride one's hobby horse," meaning to follow one's passion. The term was then shortened to just having or enjoying a "hobby." So the English language owes the word "hobby" to an Irish horse breed…