Soviet Heavy Draft for sale

The Soviet Heavy Draft horses are a breed of draft horses that were originally found in Russia or the former Soviet Union. It initially became popular during end of the nineteenth century and started getting developed in the 1940s. It was accepted as a new breed of heavy draft horses. It was principally bred in Voronezh, Tula, Penza, Yaroslavl, Gorki, Ryazan, Vladimir, and also the Mordovia and the Orel provinces.

The Soviet Heavy Draft Horses were produced paring local mares with the Belgian stallions. It was accepted as a heavy draft horse breed in the year 1952. These horses are one of the popularly used draft horses in Russia. The Soviet Heavy Draft Horse breeds are usually used to develop other heavy breed of horses. As a result of selective breeding the Soviet heavy Draft horses turned out to be very heavily built also possess a free-moving gait.

The Soviet Heavy draft horses have a finely balanced head and have a slightly rounded structure. They usually have a very prominent jaw line and have a short and hefty neck. They also possess a broad and a heavy chest. Their shoulders are very strong and straight. They have a broad and powerful back as well. The Soviet Heavy draft horses have rounded and muscular hindquarters. They have strong but short limbs and have powerful joints and hooves that are quite wide.

The Soviet Heavy draft horses are approximately 15 to 15.3 hands tall and are usually 850 to 1000 kg. in weight. They generally come in roan, chestnut or bay coats.