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The Clydesdale

Glennstorm the Clydesdale

The Clydesdale is known for it’s feathered legs.  The treditional Clydesdale is chestnut with black mane and tail and white feathered legs.  They also have white facial markings and black knees.  The Clydesdale is about 64 to 72″in and weighs about 1,800 to 2,000 pounds but some grown males can be larger and standing taller then 72″in and weighing 2,200 pounds!  Clydesdales are used for drafting, wriding, and show.  The balck Clydesdale is a rare breed there is less then 4,000 in the u.s.

this video is about lodestar farm that breeds black clydesdale’s

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