Clydesdales are from Scotland (named after the River Clyde) and are the smaller brothers of the Shire Horses from England. The breeding does get a bit mixed up. There are just some colors that are not allowed to be shown at shows if it is a Shire Horse.
That's a very nice pic of you Udo & your horse --I don't know too much about horses but is your horse any relation to the clydesdale horse ??--just curious
Udo S. wrote:
Wow - beautiful animals.
Speaking of large animals - our first horse was a Shire Horse. Unfortunately he had a skin disease we couldn't deal with and had to give him back to the breeder. He's fine now. Here's a picture of me on him last year:
