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The Chapman horse is an extinct breed that was once native to England. Their name came about because they were used by chapmen (traveling salesmen) as pack horses for their wares.
Chapman horse
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The Chapman horse is an extinct horse breed once native to England. The name Chapman came about because it was used by chapmen, or traveling salesmen, as a pack horse.
The Chapman horse was the main breed influence but other bloodlines include Barb and Thoroughbred. The horse started to increase in size during the 18th century partly due to a better diet.
The names Chapman Horse, Packhorse, Coach Horse, New Cleveland Bay, Cleveland Bay Sporthorse, ...
One of the most important features of the Chapman Horse was that it had clean legs with no feathering. This made them ideal for working in the heavy clay areas of Cleveland.
In earlier times it was known as the Chapman Horse, named for the chapmen or traveling merchants. They used it as a packhorse in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Cleveland Bay is probably the oldest British breed, developed from a packhorse known as the Chapman horse. In the 17th century, Andalusian and Barb blood was introduced to produce a fine carriage horse - named the Cleveland Bay.
In the mid 18th century they were known as Chapman horses, and were used extensively as pack and agricultural horses.
Originally known as the Chapman horse, after the salesmen who exclusively used Cleveland Bays, the breed excelled as an all-arounder.
The foundation stock is said to have dated back to the times of the Romans, and there are record suggesting that the breed was in existence in medieval times. They were originally known as Chapman Horses, ...
 See also: Cleveland Bay, Bay, Shire, Thoroughbred, Barb
  
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