The history of the Clydesdale horse
by Ruth Belena
The Clydesdale horse is best known as a driving horse, a gentle giant with a willing nature, and well suited for heavy work. Clydesdale is the original name for an area of Scotland now known as Lanarkshire, where eighteenth century farmers started to interbreed their native horses with Flemish stallions. The first Flemish stallion in Scotland belonged to the Duke of Hamilton, and crossbreeding with
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