Cleveland Bay for sale

The Cleveland Bay came from Cleveland of England. It is believed to be one of the oldest and finest breeds of Britain. It has been long registered in Britain’s registry of thoroughbred horses. History has it that the England church could have played a big role in their breeding patterns. The reason was that these horses were mainly used for carrying their goods between monasteries and other churches.

The Cleveland Bay has a long history and lineage and it has gone through many transformations on its own when it came to factors like the body, weight and size. The current day Cleveland Bay is believed to be an ascendant of the barb horses. Many barb horses were brought into Britain causing a sudden influx and increase in this breed and the barb was used to breed them. As a result the Cleveland Bay became much taller and heavier in size. They were also better fed horses and that also could be one of the reasons for their structure.

The Cleveland Bay was mainly used as a carriage horse and they had the undaunted reputation for being a fast and strong horse causing the carriage to run fast. Carriage horses especially in England needed to have certain qualities like being elegant to look at, they have to be strong and also run fast. The Cleveland Bay was the perfect horse for the carriage and was in high demand in the 18th century. The actual decline for the horse as a carriage horse started when automobiles were discovered and they slowly started replacing the horse.

Today there are about only 500 Cleveland Bay’s which can be called the purebreds and these are also scattered in many parts of the world. There are only about 200 of them in North America and breeders are trying hard to preserve the breed and increase their number.