Nine coat colors ..../May 5th, 2021: "Belgian draft horse: Mane, tail and legs are black." Tail? Is missing! Congratulations for Gloria: she was allowed to keep her tail!
That’s because they are a different type. what americans call the belgian draft is called the ‘flemish draft horse’ over here ( they are taller, leaner and miss the furry feet and they are sorrels). The draft horses in this video are derived from the flemish draft horse and the brabant draft horse to create the ‘belgian draft horse’
Tails are cut short to prevent them from interfering with the rigging of carriages or other equipment they pull. It is now prohibited in Belgium and the Netherlands (since 2001), and other european countries as well.
@@Tiisiphone / June 9th, 2021: Of course, you may ask - and I appreciate your question because I think to be a real horse-lover: In spite of the ban (law) from 2001 there are a lot of draft horses without tail, I found the following example: a contest in 2017, this TH-cam-video showed that the stallions were born in 2015, and the tails were amputated, i. e. extremely short, not existing (with only one single exception)!!!!!
Sam Clegg/May 5th, 2021: This is a good question, I like it - I have been waiting for since a long time. I plead for horses w i t h t a i l. Even the responsible persons can't find a plausible answer to this question because tails belong to horses - since milleniums.
@@charlottebonnie5320 I could hypothesize that long numbers of teams the horses in the front would whip their tails in the faces of the ones in back causing a distraction. But I really would like someone who knows to fill me in.
@@samclegg2805 / May 6th, 2021: There will probably be comments either by advocates (supporters) or by opponents of tail docking (= me).--- There is a gap between the tail of the first horse and the head of the following: for the hindlegs' movements and for part of the coach (shaft/pole/drawbar - see Budweiser Clydesdale Horses accident). In addition it is possible to tie the tailhairs up to the tail-bone instead of amputation.
@@samclegg2805 The original practice to dock a draft horse's tail was due to the fact that when used out on the land it was in danger of getting stuck between parts of whichever machinery they were pulling and thus being able to cause serious injuries. Nowadays if you see an animal with a docked tail in Belgium it is done illegally or the animal is older as it is forbidden.
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Regardless of colour, these are all amazingly gorgeous horses. I have to admit though, I have a soft spot for Gloria.
Black roan is stunning! They're all gorgeous of course. In the US i have mainly seen chestnut Belgian horses
Each one is pleasing to the eye.
They’re all beautiful!
Beautiful horse.
Enjoyed.... thank you!🐴🐎💙
Nine coat colors ..../May 5th, 2021: "Belgian draft horse: Mane, tail and legs are black." Tail? Is missing!
Congratulations for Gloria: she was allowed to keep her tail!
beautiful... but what happened to their tails?
nice ❤👊💥💙💙💝💝
Why on earth do they dock their tails? Such a beautiful horse otherwise. Is this not forbidden in Belgium now?
Thank you for this nice and informative compilation. Here in the US Belgians are almost exclusively sorrels with white manes and tails.
What tails?
You are right, I mean when they are not docked., which unfortunately a lot are.@@erika7674
That’s because they are a different type. what americans call the belgian draft is called the ‘flemish draft horse’ over here ( they are taller, leaner and miss the furry feet and they are sorrels). The draft horses in this video are derived from the flemish draft horse and the brabant draft horse to create the ‘belgian draft horse’
les enfants n ont pas peur c'est super mon père à la ferme c'est à 8 ans qu on lui a appris à les menés
I wonder if they were ever used in medieval war as they remind me of knights horses
Santa Baby!!!! Pleeeeeeeease!!!!
Knappe peerde zijn dat zone Brabantse knol!!!
If I may ask, why the tail is kept so short? Is it a functional feature?
Tails are cut short to prevent them from interfering with the rigging of carriages or other equipment they pull. It is now prohibited in Belgium and the Netherlands (since 2001), and other european countries as well.
@@Tiisiphone Ok, thank you.
@@Tiisiphone / June 9th, 2021: Of course, you may ask - and I appreciate your question because I think to be a real horse-lover: In spite of the ban (law) from 2001 there are a lot of draft horses without tail, I found the following example: a contest in 2017, this TH-cam-video showed that the stallions were born in 2015, and the tails were amputated, i. e. extremely short, not existing (with only one single exception)!!!!!
Is there some utility in their tail length being diminished?
Sam Clegg/May 5th, 2021: This is a good question, I like it - I have been waiting for since a long time. I plead for horses w i t h t a i l. Even the responsible persons can't find a plausible answer to this question because tails belong to horses - since milleniums.
@@charlottebonnie5320 I could hypothesize that long numbers of teams the horses in the front would whip their tails in the faces of the ones in back causing a distraction. But I really would like someone who knows to fill me in.
@@samclegg2805 / May 6th, 2021: There will probably be comments either by advocates (supporters) or by opponents of tail docking (= me).---
There is a gap between the tail of the first horse and the head of the following: for the hindlegs' movements and for part of the coach (shaft/pole/drawbar - see Budweiser Clydesdale Horses accident). In addition it is possible to tie the tailhairs up to the tail-bone instead of amputation.
@@samclegg2805 The original practice to dock a draft horse's tail was due to the fact that when used out on the land it was in danger of getting stuck between parts of whichever machinery they were pulling and thus being able to cause serious injuries. Nowadays if you see an animal with a docked tail in Belgium it is done illegally or the animal is older as it is forbidden.
Why, oh why, do owners insist on docking these horses' tails? It's so selfish!
It had a purpose back in the day and kept tails from getting caught in the harnesses while working .
Not many work horses today so no longer needed .
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