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The Black Forest horse is mostly sorrel with light mane and tail, most popular is the dark silver dapple. It weighs approximately 500 kg. It is not particularly big and has very light and long mane.

 


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The Black Forest horse is mostly sorrel with light mane and tail. It weighs approximately 500 kg. It is not particularly big and has very light and long mane.Black Forest horses were mostly used for pulling carriages and carts.

This horse originated in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It´s a small, hardy draft horse which is suitable for the highlands with its long winters. In the Middle Ages there was a horse breed in the Black Forest.

BLACK FOREST HORSE
The Black Forest horse, also known as Schwarzwalder Fuchs, is originally from the southern Germany tow of Baden-Wurttemberg. The Black Forest is located within this town and thus derives the name of the horse.

Black Forest Chestnut
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Otherwise known as the Schwarzwalder Fuchse, the Black Forest Chestnut is a small sized heavy draft horse native to the higher regions of the Black Forest in Germany.

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Also Known By: Black Forest, Schwarzwälder Kaltblut, St. Märgener, Wälderpferd ...

In the Middle Ages there was a horse breed in the Black Forest. The old Noriker was selected for the special requirement of the highlands. In 1896 a breed-association and a stud-book were established to standardize the breed.

The heavy horses of Germany now make up only 2% of its equine population. The Rhenish is one of four German heavy horse breeds (the others being the Black Forest horse, Schleswig horse and the South German Cold-Blood), ...

See also: Black, Mane, Sorrel, Black Forest Horse, Stallion