It took many hours of work by breed enthusiasts and the irish horse board to get a new stud book started. It is a recognised true breed foals may only be registered in the main section of the studbook if both parents are registered in that section. This book records for the first time the full history of the breed. The book, published by the irish draught horse society, is a personal memoir to the great mares and stallions that made up the irish draught breed. The irish draught horse is a foundation breed that, when crossed with other breeds, will produce all types of leisure and performance horses. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This site is intended to be a valuable resource for members, breeders and enthusiasts. To maintain an irish draught stud book with high standards of breeding, conformation, quality and soundness by a process of inspection and registration by a nominated panel of assessors at inspection days run by the society. The irish draught horse is the national horse breed of ireland which developed primarily for. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
That wellrounded workhorse had to be sturdy enough to pull a plough, agile enough to go on hunts and gentle enough to safely carry the farmers wife and children. Memoir honours the irish draught horse the irish times. Much of the depiction of the horses place in early irelands culture is, understandably, captured only on canvas or lithograph. Welcome to the website of the irish draught horse breeders assoication. The irish draught horse download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl.
Approximately 23 centimeters 9 inches of strong, clean, flat bone. Established in 1993, the idhsna is dedicated to fostering an appreciation and understanding of the irish draught horse and the irish draught sport horse. This breed has been traced back many centuries despite the fact that there are no formal stud books or records. Members receive three newsletters a year to advise them of upcoming events, inspection and. To this end, the society keeps a stud book and a register. Irish draught horses legacy lives on with cook township.
We aim to cover a wide range of topics relating to the irish draught horse and our association, which endeavours to promote and protect our national breed. Irish horse the irish draught breed was first mentioned on record in the late 1700s. The irish draught and sport horse society aust inc. There is also a supplementary section in the horse sport ireland studbook in order to recognise horses which may be primarily registered as irish. About the irish draught and sport horse society of.
The irish draught horse id has been bred for centuries to run, jump, and go. The idhsna is a notforprofit corporation, recognized by ireland. They go right back to when the norman horses were brought to ireland and bred with the native mounts. Irish draught horse society of north america idhsna.
Breeds of livestock irish draught breeds of livestock. The role of the society is to promote and preserve the irish draught and irish sport horse in australia. They found that hundreds of irish draughts were going. The irish draught bloodlines were developed at a time before mechanization, when most irish farmers had small holdings of less than 20 acres and could keep only one horse, he said. It began as a landrace breed selected for their ability to.
The irish draught horse developed as a working horse on irish farms with references to the breed dating as far back as the 18th century. The irish draught and sport horse society of australia inc. Click download or read online button to get the irish draught horse book now. The irish draught horse book boasts a rich catalogue of lithographs, photographs and paintings honoring the books subject matter. Ideally irish draughts should stand between 158cms 15. The irish draught horse developed as a working horse on irish farms with references to the breed. Help us save the traditionallybred irish sport horse. Soon the clever irish began to breed horses for sizewhich was a desirable fifteen hands highand to breed for strength, and for gentle disposition.
To assist in the preservation of the purebred irish draught horse. Irish horses, namely the irish draught horse, are best known for their incredible hunting and jumping abilities. Its popularity waned after world war ii, and only since the late 1960s has its use as producer of topclass hunters and jumpers become more widely recognised. Origins and development of the irish draught horse geography.
Due to the small size of farm holdings in ireland at the time most farmers could not afford to keep more than one horse and as a result irish breeders developed an adaptable draught horse capable of carrying out all of the work on the farm as well as being. The importance of irish draught blood in the breeding of show jumpers is. The stud book was opened by the ministry of agriculture in 1917, establishing a foundation stock of 375 mares and 44 stallions. Fast fionne is by the irish draught stallion out of a 16hh draught mare, is very good strong bone. The irish draught horse was officially recognised as a breed in 1917 when the demands of war established the usefulness of this light farm orae to the cavalry.
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