Monday, February 13, 2012

Clydesdales

Today I am writing about my favorite horse breed, the Clydesdale! Clydesdales are draft horses, so they are huge! The height of one of these beautiful horses is up to 18 hands (6 feet, a hand is four inches) tall. They are also extremely heavy, weighing up to one ton!

Even newborn Clydesdales are huge, they weigh 180 pounds!


Interestingly, the long fur over a Clydesdale's hooves 

is called "feathers."

I think that Clydesdales are on of the most beautiful horses.

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