Draft Horses, Percheron & Clydesdale Breeders

Draft breeds are descendants of the "Great Horse" of the knights of the Middle Ages. These horses have developed into heavy carriage, draft, and farming horses. Many are also ridden in just about every discipline. Draft breeds are often crossed with lighter breeds to produce a large, sturdy, even tempered and well moving individual. The breeds of draft horses all developed in northern Europe – Scotland, England, France, and Belgium – and are named for the counties and districts where they originated. The five most well known breeds are the Percheron, Belgian, Clydesdale, Shire, and the Suffolk. All of these breeds are large and heavily muscled. They typically stand 16 to 17 hands and weigh between 1600 and 2200 pounds.

The Percheron originates from the La Perche district in France. It is known as the breed of blacks and grays, and is the only draft breed that has the Arabian in its history. The Belgian is the most popular breed of draft horse in the U.S. Originally from Belgium, it is almost always seen as a sorrel with a flaxen mane and tail.

The Clydesdale has achieved worldwide fame as the chosen hitch for the Budweiser brewery. The horse itself is almost always bay or roan with extensive white face and leg markings with a full feather on the lower legs. The Shire is the largest of the draft horses and this breed has long thick hair (feathering) over its lower legs. The Suffolk is a smaller draft breed, is always chestnut, and is less common in the United States.

Percheron Breeders

• www.coachstopfarm.com - Coach Stop Farms
  Standing gray stallion at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Contains recipes. Offers farm meats for sale (chicken, lamb, and pork). Provides web site design. Located in Zeeland, Michigan, United States.
• excelsiorfarms.com - Excelsior Farms
  Breeding, raising, training, and showing horses used for hitching, halter, education or pleasure. Lists stock for sale. Also produce Honeycrisp apples, peaches and Angus cattle. Western New York, United States.
• www.meadowlarkequineranch.com - Meadowlark Percherons
  Standing gray and black stallions at stud. Also stands quarter horse stallion. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in St. Alphonse, Manitoba, Canada.
• www.mountjoypercherons.com - Mount Joy Farms
  Featuring Percherons, Quarter Horses, Appaloosas and Arabians. Hitch and performance prospects for sale. Manitoba, Canada.
• www.plattevalleypercherons.com - Platte Valley Percherons
  Nebraska breeder offering Percheron Horses for sale. Show results and photos available.
• www.ryandayfarm.com - Ryanday Farm
  Breeder of Percheron Horses, located in Canada, with stallion services, show results, photos and a brief farm history.
• www.ruralheritage.com/twindreams - Twin Dreams Farm
  Breeders of Percheron Draft horses. Standing at stud Dream Come True Zeus. Some youngstock for sale. Located in Barnesville, Georgia.
• www.utopiapercherons.com - Utopia Percherons
  Buy, sell and train percheron geldings. Brian Lynch and Stacie Lynch.
• www.valleyviewpercherons.com - Valley View Percherons
  Stands gray stallions at stud. Includes sales list, schedule of events, and photos of horses. Located in Custer, Washington.
• www.windwardfarms.com - Windward Farms
  Standing black and bay stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Offers graphic design service. Located in Manheim, Pennsylvania, United States.

Clydesdale Breeders

• www.royalclydes.com - Anderson's 'Royal' Clydesdales
  Located in Lindon, Utah, the Anderson family has been raising quality clydesdales for 4 generations. Site includes pictures, history, news and contact information.
• www.cbpu.com/moleskicl - Armageddon Clydesdales - Blacks and Bays
  Features award list, stallions, mares, and horses for sale. Located in Bronson, Michigan.
• www.beaverchasefarms.com - Beaver Chase Farms
  Standing bay stallion at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in East Jordan,Michigan, United States.
• www.claysclydesdales.com - Clays Clydesdales
  Breeders of bay and black draft horses in Tomah, Wisconsin. Details of sires, photos, and a sales list.
• www.clydesdalecorner.com - Clydesdale Corner
  Stands bay stallion at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in Huron, Ohio.
• www.dakotaclydesdales.com - Dakota Clydesdales
  Breeds Clydesdales and quarter horses in Fargo, North Dakota. Includes foal list, sire pedigrees, for sale list, mare list, and photos.
• www.diegelberosecarriage.net - Die Gelbe Rose Carriage Tours
  Two stallions at stud in Dripping Springs, Texas. Also provides tours around Austin and rentals for weddings. Includes list of services and list of horses and equipment for sale.
• www.dillars.net - Dillars Clydesdale Stud
  Located in Scotland and home of The National Stallion Show Champions, winning the prestigious Cawdor Cup in 2002 and 2003. Features champion profiles and photos, stallions at stud, and sales list.
• www.donegalclydes.com - Donegal Clydesdales
  Standing black and bay stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada.
• www.expressclydesdales.com - Express Clydesdales
  In 1996 Robert A. Funk purchased eight black Clydesdales and now has over 40 Clydesdales and one traveling hitch.Express Clydesdales attend community events and parades, throughout the mid-west and southern United States, where the Express Clydesdales and their handlers raise money for Children's Miracle Network and have raised over $15,000 during 2002 alone.
• www.falconledge.com - Falconledge Farms
  Features farm history, photos, foal list, and horses for sale. Located in Huntington, Indiana.
• feathersfarm.com - Feathers Farm Cyldesdales and Carriage Service
  Includes stud, boodmare, and foal list with photos. Offers carriage driving services and lessons. Located outside of Warrenton.
• goodellclydesdales.com - Goodell's Clydesdales
  Standing 1995 stallions, Twelve Oaks Zeke. Pedigrees, photographs, and horses for sale. Gilmore City, Iowa.
• www.grandviewclydesdales.com - Grandview Clydesdales
  Offering breeding, showing, training, and semen services in Huntington, Indiana. Features news, service summaries, stud profiles and photos, and horses for sale.
• www.greatamericanclydesdales.com - Great American Clydesdales
  Stands sorrel stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Contains breed information. Located in Orland, Indiana.
• www.halfmilehighfarm.com - Half Mile High Farm
  Standing bay and black stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Offers driving lessons and lease horses. Offers wagons and carriages for sale. Located in Jamul, California, United States.
• www.landview.net - Landview Farms Clydesdales
  Registered Clydesdales for sale. Annual pumpkin pick, featuring horse drawn wagon rides to the patch, pick your own. Located in Allegan, Michigan.
• williamsranch.biz - Laurelvale Clydesdales
  Laurelvale Clydesdales are dedicated to breeding and promoting the Clydesdale horse. We offer quality stock from proven bloodlines. Located in the Santa Cruz Mountain Range, California, USA.
• www.maplestoneclydes.com - Maplestone Farm
  Maplestone farm breeding clydesdales for showing and sale. Proud to present our clydesdale stallions, mares and young stock.
• www.sandhillclydes.com - McGilvray Farms
  Breeds Clydesdales, and builds and restores wagons and wheels. Includes a brief history of the farm, photographs and testimonials. Located in Bird City, Kansas.
• www.mtbakerclydesdales.com - Mt. Baker Clydesdales
  Showing and breeding Clydesdale horses, with 3 pure-bred registered stallions at stud - fresh and frozen semen available. Stock for Sale. Whatcom County, Washington State, United States.
• www.nwclydes.com - Northwest Clydesdales
  A family owned and operated Clydesdale breeding and showing farm. Breeding quality Clydesdale horses from UK and USA Bloodlines. Registered Clydesdales for sale. Located in Ferndale, WA.
• oracleclydesdales.com - Oracle Clydesdales
  Standing black overo stallion at stud. Includes photos and profiles of horses. Located in Thayne, Wyoming.
• www.redspring.net - Red Spring Ranch
  Small ranch breeding clydesdale and warmblood horses,in Texas. Information and photo galleries.
• www.sistersview.com - Sisters View Clydesdales
  Located in Redmond, Oregon raises, sells and exhibits Champion Black Clydesdales and has two studs available for breeding purposes.
• www.somewherefarm.com - Somewhere Farms Clydesdales
  Stands bay stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses. Located in Boulevard, California.
• www.southridgestables.com - SouthRidge Stables and Clydesdales
  Breed black Clydesdales and offer boarding services in St. Holland, Michigan. Includes photos, boarding rates, sales list, and information about J.W. Schut Company custom hitch wagons.
• www.thornhillclydesdales.com - Thornhill Farm
  Breed and sell Clydesdales, Spotted Saddle Horses, and Spotted Tennessee Walkers in Kansas City, Missouri. Includes stud and mare list with photos.
• www.wildwoodclydes.ca - Wildwood Clydesdales
  Located near Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada. Standing bay stallions at stud. Includes sales list, photos, and profiles of horses.
• www.wolfmanorestate.com - Wolf Manor Estate
  Standing bay overo stallion at stud. Also stands miniature stallion. Includes photos and profiles of horses. Contains history of the drum horse and health articles. Located in Fair Haven, Vermont.
• www.zanevillemanorfarm.com - Zaneville Manor Farm
  Producing and selling Clydesdales, gypsy carts, and horse brasses; also rough collies. West Central, Wisconsin, United States