Irish Heavy Duty

The first mentions of the Irish heavy-load dated back to the 18th century. It is believed that the breed was the result of the crossing of Anglo-Norman war horses in the XII century, Iberian breeds, stallions Clydesdal and Thoroughbreds in the late XIX and early XX centuries and the local Connemarian ponies .

Crossing with Clydesdalem, which were used in some areas for heavier traffic, led to higher breed growth. But these qualities were negated by the introduction of pure blood.

The Irish heavy duty was bred as a versatile workhorse, suitable for working on, under and under the saddle . It was also necessary that the Irish heavy-duty were economical in maintenance, and this was achieved by grazing throughout the summer and supplementing their feed with chopped forage, boiled turnips and remnants of feed for livestock.

The pedigrees of the Irish horse breeding have been registered at least since the beginning of the 20th century, when the government introduced the registration of stallions and mares in 1907 and 1911, subject to the inspection of animals and the provision of subsidies for this.

The breeding book was opened by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1917 , as a result of which a fund of 375 mares and 44 stallions was created. The original recordings of the tribal book, however, were lost in the fire of the Four Courts in 1922 . Their use in the Great War in the Allied Armed Forces led to great losses, and the mechanization of the 20th century led to a reduction in their traditional use as agricultural and carriage horses. A large number was sent to the slaughterhouse and abroad for use in breeding other breeds.

In 1976, to preserve the breed, a society of Irish heavy horse horses was founded, and in 1979 a foreign branch in Great Britain appeared. In 1976, the Bord nag Capall horse administration was also established (later revived as the Irish Equestrian Board in 1993) to promote the breeding and use of horses in the country.

In 2008, control of the Irish horse register, which contains a register of both the Irish weight-lifting and Irish sport horses, was transferred from the Irish Equestrian Council to the Irish Equestrian Society. In November of the same year, the Irish Horse Breeding Association was formed by members of the Irish Horse Society. The increased interest in the breed at the international level has led to the formation of societies and registries of the name of this breed in many countries, including Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. In 2011 and 2012, the representative bodies of Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada agreed to agree on a breed standard and inspection criteria.

The breed standard is defined in each country by the relevant registry, although efforts have been made to harmonize standards between countries. The breed standard defined by the Irish Breeding Horse Breeders Association and then by a similar organization from the UK and Canada states that "The Irish hard horse is a versatile, powerful and athletic animal with strength and dignity. It has a nice head, good bone and short shin, good springy ribs, strong loins and hind limbs, as well as an active powerful step. Known for its good temperament, humility and benevolent character, it has a strong constitution and by its nature dorov. tyazholoupryazhnaya Irish horse breed is the primary, which in crosses with other species will produce all kinds of horses for leisure and performance. ^[1]