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Exhausted........
The dragging of the 12- ton combination by the 8 horses has exhausted the animals and they are given a break before the whole combination is brought back ashore.
The entire operation is carried out with the "Groninger" draft horse, formerly known as "Bovenlander".
The Groninger draft horse is very reliable , level headed, versatile and has a very nice and calm character while he can be used for everything.
The temperament is even, sufficiently lively and very willing to work with an extremely high endurance.
In the early 20th century this horse breed was used for agriculture- and transport work and partly due to its quiet character it was also used for mililtairy tasks in the field artillery.
At the end of the seventies of the last century this horse breed was almost extinct, but in 1982 the association "The Groninger Horse" stated a breeding program and today there are 1.500 Groninger horses and about 30 foals are born every year.
The horse is less suitable as a riding horse, but all the more for harness sport, partly due its high endurance.
The commom colors are brown, black, chestnut, grey and pied....
Exhausted........
The dragging of the 12- ton combination by the 8 horses has exhausted the animals and they are given a break before the whole combination is brought back ashore.
The entire operation is carried out with the "Groninger" draft horse, formerly known as "Bovenlander".
The Groninger draft horse is very reliable , level headed, versatile and has a very nice and calm character while he can be used for everything.
The temperament is even, sufficiently lively and very willing to work with an extremely high endurance.
In the early 20th century this horse breed was used for agriculture- and transport work and partly due to its quiet character it was also used for mililtairy tasks in the field artillery.
At the end of the seventies of the last century this horse breed was almost extinct, but in 1982 the association "The Groninger Horse" stated a breeding program and today there are 1.500 Groninger horses and about 30 foals are born every year.
The horse is less suitable as a riding horse, but all the more for harness sport, partly due its high endurance.
The commom colors are brown, black, chestnut, grey and pied....