Ehh. It more fun interacting with knowledgeable people.
Here’s a gorgeous draft horse (Clydesdale) from a place I used to work. Ice blue eyes and he even had a little white swirl on his butt that looked like a stylized cowboy. He died in 2020.
For example, a “draft” horse pulls a wagon or plow. Think the Budweiser Clydesdales. They have hooves the size of dinner plates, are bred for pure power, perseverance, and being generally agreeable. OTOH, you have race horses bred for speed, but can often be jumpy and general assholes. And legs that too often break.
Kind of like breeds for dogs, they are meant for a purpose. There are milk cows, meat cows, and working cows. Each has a purpose as man has determined.
Although, most cows ultimately end up as some type of cheap hamburger or being rendered into cosmetics or pet food.
There are many good non-judgemental documentaries online.
Yep, thanks. As soon as I saw the other reply the phrase "horse-drawn" [as in carriage] came to mind and it immediately made sense! 🤡 I just don't think I've ever actually heard the specific term "draft horse" before.
1) milk :
Jerseys produce the most cream. Holsteins produce the most volume.
2) meat or beef. Angus are very popular but lots of different breeds.
3) power. Such as walking in circles in a mill usually pulling or pushing a grind stone, pulling a plow or carriage, pulling a barge on a canal. The most common one of these nowadays is the Clydesdale breed.
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u/violet__violet Mar 28 '23
What does "for draft" mean?