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SixofNine

An Albino Norman Cob? (since we all know there is no such thing as a white norman, right?)

Englishman

Bolognaise Sauce!!!

Wonderful! Actually its a very Big Horse.

"Maybe it's Big Horse I'm a Londoner...."

Englishman.

ballistic

What a great name from the land where they eat their horses!!! LOL

Boulonnais horses are said to be descended from Numidian horses, brought by J. Caesar to North of France, around Boulogne, in 54 B.C., just when he was planning to invade Britain. But this can be a legend.

The Boulonnais horse is called "the thoroughbred horse among draught horses" because of its great elegance associated with strength.

Paris 1999. (Photo Eric Rousseaux). Bonaventure, Esope & Fannie on the pavement of a bridge in Paris, pulling an old traditional omnibus on the day of "Salon du cheval".

Energetic and lively, with a splendid gait, adaptated to prestige carriage as well as to every work in the fields and even to riding, the Boulonnais horses were especially appreciated since 17th century for the rapid transport of the fresh fish from the Channel coast to Paris, in less than 24 hours. This is now commemorated every two years in a traditional team race called "La route du poisson" (The Fish Route).

The Boulonnais is a heavy horse (1,60 to 1,70 m - 650 to 900 kg). Its coat is now most commonly white or grey, but black or very dark bay coats were frequent in 18th century. There is an attempt today to reintroduce that colour, with Esope a black stallion.

http://www.equiworld.net/uk/horsecare/Breeds/boulonnais/index.htm

TruckerGB

Hehehe

That was so bad Eman,Im impressed.

COMF

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/fredsaw/Files/heavy.mp3

Let me find you a filly for your proud stallion seed
to keep the old line going.
And we'll stand you abreast at the back of the wood
behind the young trees growing
To hide you from eyes that mock at your girth,
and your eighteen hands at the shoulder
And one day when the oil barons have all dripped dry
and the nights are seen to draw colder
They'll beg for your strength, your gentle power
your noble grace and your bearing
And you'll strain once again to the sound of the gulls
in the wake of the deep plough, sharing.

Standing like tanks on the brow of the hill
Up into the cold wind facing
In stiff battle harness, chained to the world
Against the low sun racing
Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A Heavy Horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather.

Joyzabel

euwwwwww E-MAN, I see the dog's tongue sticking out the other ear!!!!!

ballistic

You know this only proves how quick I can look something up on the internet Eman. I'd actually never heard of one.

Englishman

OK, here is the answer to my Q, what breed of horse is shown here?

The horse is a Percheron.

Anyone game for the dog? Clue: It's got webbed feet.

Englishman.

hillbilly

Percheron--Thats the first white percheron I recall seeing. Here in the states we don't seem to find many white o grays... You know they make pretty good saddle horses? Many of the European draft breeds were used as saddle horses for heavily armored "knights".

Thanks and by the way -that's a nice spread.... I thought it was in Oklahoma until i read the captions...

Hillbilly

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