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  - Chapter 10
Medium draft horses would be used in teams of two to eight to pull plows, harrows, and wagons on the farms.
An Oldenburg horse was a horse bred by Graf Johann XVI von Oldenburg or his son, Graf Anton Günther von Oldenburg.
These horses were known as "Oldenburgs." However, as Graf Anton Günther allowed tenants and others to breed their mares to his stallions, the term "Oldenburg" might also apply to animals that did not come from the Graf's breeding program.
www.webscription.net /10.1125/Baen/0743488601/0743488601__10.htm   (5231 words)

  
  Ardennes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Much of the Ardennes is covered in dense forests, with hills averaging around 350-500 m (1148-1640 ft) in height but rising to over 650 m (2132 ft) in the boggy moors of the Hautes Fagnes (Hohes Venn) region of north-eastern Belgium.
In the 20th century the Ardennes was widely thought unsuitable for large-scale military operations due to its difficult terrain and narrow lines of communications.
The rugged terrain of the Ardennes severely limits the scope for agriculture, with arable and dairy farming in cleared areas the mainstay of the agricultural economy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ardennes   (447 words)

  
 Russian Heavy Draft Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Vladimir Heavy Draft Horse is the result of crossing (mostly) Clydesdale and Shire stallions with Russian harness horses.
The influence of this last breed, the (Belgian) Ardennes, is evident in the conformation and temperament of the Russian Heavy Draft.
The Russian Heavy Draft Horse is short and muscular in appearance, with a thick mane and tail and lightly feathered legs.
www.imh.org /imh/bw/rusdraft.html   (1602 words)

  
 Horse Breeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The purpose for creating the Swedish Ardennes was to develop a heavier horse than the native Swedish horses.
In an effort to create heavier horses in Sweden, the Count C.G. Wrangle brought the large Ardennes horse to the country in 1872.
These heavier horses were bred with the horse of the Swedish countryside.
cowboyfrank.net /fortvalley/breeds/SwedishArdennes.htm   (273 words)

  
 Temperament The Auxois horse has always been used for farming
The Breton is an ancient breed of heavy horse from Brittany in northwest France.
Horses accepted for registration are branded on the near side of the hindquarters with the breed mark, a five-runged ladder within a shield.
According to the French, the Poitevin horse is a reflection of the influence of earth where it was originally bred --the soil of his original breeding ground is a heavy marine clay, rich in mineral salts, hard in the summer and saturated with water in the winter.
www.heavyhorses.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /heavyhorses/other_breeds.htm   (4315 words)

  
 Ardennes Horses Stallions Mares Colts Fillies Foals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
If your horse is generally pastured on grass but occasionally brought out for hard work days, it should be given a measured amount of grain the morning of the work day so that it will have the energy to perform efficiently.
Horses that are worked hard every day may require daily grain and a richer hay source, such as alfalfa, to keep in good condition.
Although the horse may manifest a sexual instinct as early as one year old, it will not reach puberty until the age of two and females should absolutely not be bred until they are at least three.
www.avidpets.com /FarmAnimals/Horses/ardennes-horse.htm   (757 words)

  
 Russian horses/Horse breeds/Russian drafter
The breeding of a small draft horse which was strong, sufficiently fast, easy to keep and economical as regards management and feeding, went on in Russia concurrently with the breeding of a large heavy draft breed.
The genetic material for the breed came from native Ukrainian breeds, the mountain Ardennes and, in part, from the Brabancon and the Orlov Trotter.
The horse is not large yet heavily muscled; its trunk is long and broad; the joints are well developed and the limbs solid.
www.horse.spb.su /breeds/k12e.htm   (634 words)

  
 Jordbruksverket - Jordbruksverket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Swedish horse stock reached its maximum size in the 1920s, when the number of horses was about 720 000 adults, about 80 per cent of which were cold-blood draught-horses.
Because of the mechanization in forestry and agriculture, together with the reduction of the number of horses in the army, the total number of horses in Sweden was reduced to about 600 000 around the year 1940.
After this, the interest for sport horses and ponies increased so rapidly that the total number of horses in the country reached 112 000 as soon as in 1977, and 180 000 in 1996.
www.sjv.se /home/amnesomraden/animalhealthwelfare/swedishbreedsofdomesticanimals/horses.4.7502f61001ea08a0c7fff128119.html.printable   (452 words)

  
 Le Mainate en Ardennes
The divinities of Ardennes were not abandonned but adapted to the Roman divinities with their mysterious animal.
Same altars were erected so as to celebrate Dea Arduenna (or Arduinna), Diana of Ardennes, who represented Ardennes, the land of trees, of the running waters, of the shades and of the animals who lived there.
Ardennes - Arbres - Buissons - Oiseaux - Généralités sur les arbres - légendes - garouillette
members.aol.com /Mainate/ardennes.htm   (3034 words)

  
 The Horse Shoe Club Photo Gallery - Home > Horse Gallery > R
The breeding of a small draft horse which was strong, sufficiently fast, easy to keep and economical as regards management and feeding, went on in Russia concurrently with the breeding of a large heavy draft breed.
The genetic material for the breed came from native Ukrainian breeds, the mountain Ardennes and, in part, from the Brabancon and the Orlov Trotter.
The horse is not large yet heavily muscled; its trunk is long and broad; the joints are well developed and the limbs solid.
www.thehorseshoeclub.com /gallery/index.php?cat=22&page=4   (684 words)

  
 DorsetLife On-Line Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The notice on the stable of another heavy horse, Blossom, tells visitors that she was born at the Centre and is generally good-natured but can have stubborn moments.
The heavy horses are the stars of the logging, harrowing and harness demonstrations and of the wagon rides, taking it in turn to do the work.
Richard and Elaine are shrewd enough to realise that fascinating though the heavy horses may be, they are not enough to hold the attention of all the family on the whole-day outing which has now become the norm for a visit to a tourist attraction.
www.dorsetlife.co.uk /articles/ArticlesDetail.asp?ID=483   (1302 words)

  
 Breeding Program of the Swedish Ardennes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The breeding goal of the Swedish Ardennes Association is to keep the breed pure and to improve conformation and overall health while maintaining the Ardennes’ exceptional working traits.
The Ardennes is a powerful horse with a strong back, a long croup, broad, deep thighs; legs that are correct with short cannon bones and big well defined joints and well formed feet that correspond to the size of the individual horse.
Soundness and temperament have been and still are the most important traits in a good draught horse and therefore have been the focal points when breeding for today’s Ardennes.
www.ardennerforeningen.nu /breed.htm   (344 words)

  
 Equine Kingdom - Brabant
The Brabant is an extremely old breed of horse which can be traced to the prehistoric horses of the alluvial period and is likely to be related to the Ardennes.
The first was the Colossal Horse of Mahaigne, for which the stallion Jean I was responsible; the second was the Big Horse of the Dendre, which was founded by the stallion Orange I; and the last group was the Grey Horse of Nivelles, which was based on the stock produced y the stallion Bayard.
They are one of the heaviest draft horses and combine their incredible strength with an extremely willing and generous temperament, making them an ideal heavy work horse.
www.equinekingdom.com /breeds/heavy_horses/brabant.htm   (416 words)

  
 The Horse Shoe Club Photo Gallery - Home > Horse Gallery > A
The Ardennes is thought to be descended from heavy draft horse praised by Julius Caesar in De Bello Gallico.
The Ardennes is among the oldest of the European heavy draft breeds.
The Ardennes is a lighter, mountain bred, version of the Belgian Draft horse.
www.thehorseshoeclub.com /gallery/index.php?cat=5&page=15   (198 words)

  
 Belgian
Therefore, the horse that was considered in many other European countries as the Ardennais, was not even from the distance a relative of the Ardennes origin, but he was actually a smaller version of the Belgic from “anywhere”.
He was the most robust of the Belgian horses and already in the early middle Ages belonged to the strongest and most favorite horse of the armored knights.
From the war and tournament horses became draft horses pulling carts or ships; which actually served to their preservation, because their breed lacking the demand was slowly disappearing during the centuries.
horsecare.stablemade.com /_articles/belgian.htm   (1208 words)

  
 Horseified ads- online horse ads
Every breed of horse for sale is available at horseified ads and everything from bridals to saddles to bits to horses is also for sale.
Horses are our love, and we have tried to build a site for the average horse breeder out there that is free and easy to use fro their horses for sale.
horses are added to the classifieds through a simple from, and they include email addresses, homepage addresses, and free horse photos.
www.paint-horse.com /classifieds/html/search.htm   (341 words)

  
 Riding Holidays in Transylvania - our horses: Hutzul, Bucovina, Lipizzaner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These horses originated at the historic Lucina stud, 50km from the riding centre, where horse breeding has been practiced for over five hundred years.
The breed was created in two strains, the larger from the Ardennes, Trotter and Furioso-North Star (an anglo-Arabian derivative), and the smaller from the Ardennes, Lipizzaner and a variety of local horses such as Hutzuls and even Arabians.
She is used for generally used for draught work around the riding centre (such as carting the manure, ploughing and logging) and for pulling a carriage, but can also be ridden and is useful for heavier riders.
www.riding-holidays.ro /our_horses.htm   (519 words)

  
 France: A History in Horse Breeds
Chantilly has a Living Horse Museum located in the immense, 18th century stables, reputed to be the most beautiful in the world and once accommodating 240 horses and 500 hounds.
A spectacular display of the Garde's horses and riders in breathtaking uniform occurs during the 14th of July parade down the Champs Elysées.
All the horses were chestnut, the uniforms and tack--double bridles--were spotless.
www.equisearch.com /breeds/frenchhorses_010605   (1503 words)

  
 The Draft Horse Breeds
The lowlands near the sea needed a bigger horse for work in their heavier soils and on their docks than did the wooded uplands of the Ardennes.
The result was a rapid improvement as the draft horses of Belgium came to be regarded as both a national heritage and treasure.
It is a region of green hills and verdant valleys, well suited to the production of horses, producing a high percentage of the best horses in France, both draft and light horse types.
www.thebige.com /horseshow/draft/hs_draft_breeds.html   (1078 words)

  
 Ardennes Horse Insurance @ Pet-Insurance.net
.Ardennes may be considered either as a French or Belgian breed, as the mountains from which he originally came belong according to their exact location to either country.
The Ardennes is a very hardy horse, the most resistant of all to unfavourable conditions of climate and feeding.
During the 17th century the Ardennes was used as a cavalry horse by Marshal Turenne, and being a good stayer, very hardy, docile, but with a lively temperament, was much appreciated.
www.pet-insurance.net /horse-insurance/Ardennes-horse-insurance.htm   (347 words)

  
 Continental Acres Equine Resort | Peje
Gloria Austin, founder of the Austin Horse Park, he was gelded and brought to the United States in August, 2005.
The Ardennes is one of the oldest breeds of draft horses in the world.
They were developed in the nineteenth century in the Ardennes Forest region of Europe, with blood from the Belgian and French Ardennais.
www.austinhorsepark.org /index.php?site=caer&content=1&id=29   (448 words)

  
 William Schaaf - Ardennes (for my mom)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ardennes (For My Mom), was basically done in three stages, over a four year period of time.
I didn't realize, until a year or so after her death, that I had used Ardennes, this very powerful and deeply rooted-in-the-ground monolith, as a way to ground myself during that trying time and as a direct symbol.
I was using color and light to energize and illuminated the psychic space of the painting, while unconsciouly dissolving the body of this sturdy creature into the fleeting atmosphere surrounding it.
www.williamschaaf.com /pics/ardennes.html   (192 words)

  
 Ardennes
The ardennes is an old breed and may be viewed on most photo sites featuring draft horse breeds.
The breed is a result of many interbreeding, thus there were added the bloods of such breeds as Arabian and Belgian Draft aiming at increasing the size and strength of the animals.
Julius Caesar (100 - 44 BC) declares in his commentaries that "the horses of the second Belgium" are "rustic, hard and tireless" and he recommended their use "in heavy cavalry work".
www.gothorsesonline.com /ardennes/ardennes.shtml   (182 words)

  
 The Wargamer - Talonsoft Battleground Mini-Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ardennes is a platoon level wargame with 250 meter hexes and 10 minute turn intervals.
Some of the flaws in the initial version of Ardennes was the lack of detailed combat resolution (for example during combat the game does not calculate penetration versus armor thickness), maintaining unit cohesion was not stressed, and units would automatically spot enemy units within their line of site.
Battleground 1: Bulge Ardennes Deluxe is Battleground: Ardennes patched to the latest version (Version 1.33) plus the addition of updated, even more beautiful 3D maps and more scenarios (there is now a total of 40 scenarios).
www.wargamer.com /reviews/bg_lineup.asp   (1830 words)

  
 Horse Breeds
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The Chesapeake Bay Retriever was bred along the Chesapeake Bay to hunt waterfowl under severe weather and water conditions, often having to break ice during the course of multiple retrieves.
The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' Association was formed in 1935 at Lewisburg, Tennessee, and the breed was officially recognised in 1947 by th more..
www.mypets.net.au /flex/horse_breeds/37/1   (352 words)

  
 List of horse breeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This page is a list of horse and pony breeds.
Please see horse breeding for an article on this subject.
The Breeds of Livestock resource presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University We would welcome additional cooperative efforts so please let us know.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_horse_breeds   (112 words)

  
 Clover Oaks Farm- Norwegian Fjord Horses & Belgian Ardennes - Brooksville, FL USA
The Norwegian Fjord Horse has been around at least since the days of the Vikings.
Selective breeding of the horse has been recorded for about 2,000 years.
These horses are mild mannered, calm, sensible and predictable.
floridahorse.com /cloveroaks   (214 words)

  
 The Baldwin Project: The Story of Roland by James Baldwin
There the ground was covered with a rich carpet of the tenderest green grass, speckled with daisies and buttercups, and broidered with wild roses and lilies-of-the-valley; and the air was sweet with the fragrance of the spring-blossoms, and musical with the joyous notes of the song birds.
But the mid-day sun shone hot and fierce upon his head, and, thinking that no one would be able [194] to overtake him, he stopped in the shadow of a spreading oak to rest.
But the Moor's fl horse was the swifter of the two, and he and his rider were soon lost to sight.
www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=baldwin&book=roland&story=ardennes   (1562 words)

  
 Working Horse Trust - Horse Details
Getting her into the horse box for the journey home took several hours and she has only just learned to pick her feet up for the farrier.
This unusual crossing was made by the horse's previous owner who was looking to breed a more traditional working horse with the best characteristics of each breed - particularly the dense bone and excellent musculature of the Ardennes.
Sam is a particularly handsome horse with distinctive spotty markings on his nose, which he likes to show off by keeping his head held high.
www.users.zetnet.co.uk /clivan/horsedetails.html   (2171 words)

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