Soviet Heavy Draft

soviet heavy draft
They evolved through crossing native mares with imported Percheron and Belgian stallions and interbreeding the progeny. This resulted in a heavy draft horse of massive build, but with surprisingly free movement at walk and trot.

Soviet Heavy Draft
This breed was developed during the period from the '80s and the '90s of the last century up to 1952 when it was recognized as a new heavy Draft breed.

Soviet Heavy Draft
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The Soviet Heavy Draft originated in Russia at the end of the 19th century, becoming established by the 1940s.

The Soviet Heavy Draft mature extremely early and era good milk and meat producers. With normal feeding and management the foalf at weaning attain a live weight of 360-400 kg. The breed's record milk yield is 6320 kg.

The Soviet Heavy Draft originated in Russia at the end of the 19th century, becoming established in 1940.
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SOVIET HEAVY DRAFT HORSE
Developed during the 1880's and 1890's, the Soviet Heavy Draft was recognized as a "new heavy draft breed". They were bred extensively, in areas including Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Gorki, Ryazan, Penza and Orel regions.

Soviet Heavy Draft Horse
The Soviet Heavy Draft: The Fast Workhorses of Russia
The draft horse is a horse type that generally has an uncomplicated history regardless of horse breed.

Records show that horse breeds such as the Ardennes, the Soviet Heavy Draft, the Vlamidir Heavy Draft, the Orlov Trotter, the Soviet Thoroughbred, the Don, and the Kabarda were used to improve the local stock.

The breed was very systematically developed, employing an intricate cross breeding system that comprised of introducing Ardennes, Soviet Heavy Draft, Vladimir Draft, Orlov Trotters, Russian Thoroughbreds, Don & Kabarda horses to local stock.

Przewalski Quarab Quarter Horse Quarter Pony Racking Horse Rocky Mountain Horse Russian Don Russian Heavy Draft Russian Trotter Saddlebred Sanhe Selle Francais Shagya Shetland Pony Shire Single-Footing Horse Somali Pony Sorraia Soviet Heavy Draft ...

Activities are underway to develop a new meat producing breed by crossing the Altai with the Lithuanian, Russian and Soviet Heavy Draft.

Soviet Heavy Draft - chestnut, brown, or bay
*Spanish Barb - all solid colors
*Spanish Mustang - all colors
Spanish-Norman - gray, bay, black
Spiti - dark grey to dun
*Standardbred - all solid colors ...

See also: Bay, Stallion, Belgian, Ardennes, Chestnut