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1. Norwegian Dolahest : stands 14.1 -15.3 hands Weighs about 1190-1300 lbs.

2:Fjord; Not as big as other draft breeds.

3: Big Jake, Belgian, 20 hands

4: Big granny, American Cream Draft?

5: Brittany Horse: The Breton. Developed in france

6. White Marble horse!: Boulonnais?

7: Carlsberg Brewery: Jutland horse, powerful and extremely strong

8: leopard Draft: American Sugarbush. started by
crossing a Percheron stallion with Appaloosa mares.

9: More Percherons in The U.S

10: My favorite horse breed is the Quarter Horse. I love them for the quickness, intelligence, and just overall beauty. As a western rider they encompass everything I look for.

I haven't decided what to put on her yet. A surprise would be ok.

X Come Yonder 2

Such a fun contest! I hope I am not stepping on toes if I toss my name in the pot! I am TheFoggyMoors ID 49519. I am honestly not sure exactly what GMT project I would do but have drooled a lot over the lovely chinchilla ponies recently. There was a stunning one posted somewhere that had chinchilla and snowflake and WOW talk about a showstopper! I definitely would love to create a cob type chinchilla/snowflake/roan project at some point for sure.

1. Dole Gudbrandsdal is my best guess for this one as there are several in Norway
2. Fjord- those little farts are the cutest things with their manes!
3. Sampson the shire- he stood 21.2 1/2 hands (also the heaviest of all time too)
4. American Cream draft- looove those guys and I WILL own one in my life!
5. This one had me think for a minute but I want to say Breton.
6. Boulonnais- another of my bucket list breeds to own
7. The majestic and yet slightly dopey looking Jutlands :-)
8. American Sugarbush Harlequin Draft (totally guessing this one not going to lie)
9. United States- Interestingly enough percherons were once considered in danger of extinction by the end of WWW2 but luckily a few dedicated breeders managed to preserve this wonderful breed. Yet another bucket list breed.
10. There is something about a draft horse butt that makes me go all weak kneed and swoon but I am a sucker for quarter horses hands down- I love their versatility and temperament as well as the ability to specialize in a discipline but still have fun in other events. I used to show AQHA and my show string were some of the steadiest no-nonsense ponies that absolutely knew their jobs in the ring but total goofballs outside. They just had that uncanny ability of knowing of when it was time to turn up 110% and when they could ease up. That said, I will never, never, NEVER put my butt on a cutter :-)) There is just something about them that makes me... twitchy. I don't know why! They are the sweetest in your pocket type of ponies but they. just. make. me. twitchy. Bless their hearts. Absolute champs though and the way they get down and dirty with those cows is just wow!

Anyway thank you for this contest! I had fun doing this and remembering little tidbits and factoids that I had picked up over the years (and everyone told me it was useless for trivia well guess what Karen who's laughing now? LOL)! Good luck to the rest and I look foward to seeing everyone else's answers, especially for number 8 and 1!

jezmynespice1
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1. Norwegian fjord horse

2. Fjord horse

3. Sampson, shire horse, 21.2 1/2 hands

4. Norse mythology, Grani is a horse owned by the hero Sigurd. He is the horse that Sigurd receives through advice from the Norse god (Odin). Grani is a descendant of Odin's own steed, Sleipnir

5. The Breton is a breed of draft horse. It was developed in Brittany, a province in northwest France, from native ancestral stock dating back thousands of years. The Breton was created through the crossbreeding of many different European and Oriental breeds. In 1909, a stud book was created, and in 1951 it was officially closed. The breed is often chestnut in color, and is strong and muscular. There are three distinct subtypes of the Breton, each coming from a different area of Brittany

6. The Boulonnais, also known as the "White Marble Horse", is a draft horse breed. It is known for its large but elegant appearance and is usually gray, although chestnut and black are also allowed by the French breed registry. Originally there were several sub-types, but they were crossbred until only one is seen today.

7. One hundred and sixty-five years after it first started carting out barrels of beer, the international brewery giant Carlsberg still has a stable of beautiful and very rare Jutland horses that walk the streets of the Danish capital of Copenhagen every day.

8. American harlequin sugarbush draft horse

9. United States accounts for over 70 percent of the Percheron population

10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? Thoroughbred, I love watching horses run flat out as fast as they can, do watching a thoroughbred run in a pasture or race is very fascinating to me


4000712 RGS poss colt

genes I’m hoping for: ice9/10, wrong warp, axiom blue/green, watercolor\plaid

JustaSaddleTramp - 44842

1. Norway - I prefer the Norwegian Fjord, but considering the next question, you likely wanted the Dole horse, or Dolahest. lol
2. Only comes in Dun Shades - Fjord
3. Worlds Tallest Horse of all time, name, breed & height - now it's Big Jake the Belgian, but ever was a Shire named Sampson who was 21.2 1/2 hands high.
4. Old Granny - founding horse of the American Cream Draft
5. Brittany Horse - aka Cheval Breton or the Normandy horse.
6."White Marble Horse" - Boulonnais Draft, which is almost always grey, like the Lipizzan.
7. Carlsberg Brewery - competition and show team of Jutland drafts.
8. leopard draft horse - I would argue it's the Knabstrupper, many of which have draft characteristics, but many would say American Sugarbush Draft. The Gypsy horse also can be leopard, but then again I'm pretty sure Gypsies come in every color. Lol
9.There are more Percherons in the US than any other country.
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? My favorite breed is, without a doubt, the American Mustang, preferably from a more isolated HMA with strong Spanish blood. I've known some spectacular pedigreed Spanish Mustangs, but I've known some awesome wild caught ones too. Mustangs tend to always have stronger bone and hooves than domestic horses, tougher constitutions, and I always found them to be very smart.

The horse I would want modified is:

1 br1 Dixie Cup GMT ME

As for how I'd want her changed, I'm easy with fairly simple tastes. Lol The notes on her info are what I was considering doing with her. I'm not a fan of nacre or plaid, I try to avoid the more lethal kit genes, and the only ice gene I really want is that rainbowy vertical refraction one that reminds me of a transporter beam. :\"> I'm a fan of duns, especially brown dun, and I love ND1. I also enjoy appy, kit M, and sabino 2, but I love a nice dappled up horse with DP and no "bling" at all, too. :D

1. What is the Dole?
2. What is the Fjord?
3. Uffington White horse. 360 ft long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse#/media/File:Uffington-White-Horse-sat.jpg

Runner up is Sampson the Shire, 21 1/2hh, uh...4000 lbs?
4. Who was the foundation mare of the American Cream Draft Breed?
5. What is another name for the Breton horse? (comes in three subtypes, apparently - lighter for undersaddle, midweight for harness work, heavy for argicultural work
6. Horse restrained by a groom by Guillaume Coustou (okay, so it's not a draft breed, but I'm sure Costou drew drafts before sculpting it...) http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/sculpture/guillaume-coustou.htm
7. Jutland Draft
8. Elmer Line of Norikers
9.There are more Percherons... So, I was going to try to come up with a unique answer by calculating pecherons per capita of US, Canada, Britain, and France...but I can't actually find the number of percherons in the US. The three I can find, Britain has 4.51 percherons for every million people, Canada 13.19, and France 74.42. With the US's population of 327.2 million, there would have to have around 24,540 percherons to have 75 percherons per million people.
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? Hard to pick a favorite, but probably the connemara pony. Those little critters have hearts of gold and balls of steel (even the mares), and can jump things that would make some warmbloods do a doubletake.

Thank you for this - I have learned a lot about drafts trying to find fun answers to the questions! (Edit due to runaway italics, no answers changed.)

I have been dying for a silver chinchilla, but I also wouldn't turn down Axiom blue.


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Timelessstars: ID 41431

1. Norway: Dole Gudbrandsdal
2. Only comes in Dun Shades: Fjord
3. Worlds Tallest Horse of all time, name, breed & height: Sampson, Shire. 21.2 1/2. He was renamed Mammoth when he was 4
4. Old Granny: American Cream Draft, she was the foundation mare the breed decended from.
5. Brittany Horse: Breton
6."White Marble Horse" Boulonnais
7. Carlsberg Brewery: Jutlands
8. leopard draft horse: Sugarbush Harlequin Draft Horse
9.There are more Percherons in ....... than any other country: United States of American
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? (Doesn't have to be a draft) My current favorite is the Welsh pony. They are small, hardy little guys who love people, and love to work. Often when I go to up to the gate I’m met by several ponies. They have amazing personalities, every one of them is unique. From the slightly standoffish mare to the friendly gelding that sticks his face in the halter before you can get to your original choice(that actually happened to me). They always love to work, whether their work is giving kids rides, or chasing cows they are always eager and enthusiastic. Which is why I like them so much.

I’d love for this guy to have Macchiato, I also like ice 9, 13, and wrong warp. My least favorite genes are the rainbow riot series.
For the regular genes I’d love kitm, kit8, kit10, hom KP, satin would be nice. Really just surprise me, I’ll love anything you do.


WW GMT prodject 2

@AHayesHorses - your RL mare appy is absolutely gorgeous :X

What I need from you:
Your name and ID HunterUnderSaddleGirl
Your answers
Your GMT project (May I suggest you start with a foal)

ColtProspect4010871

A couple of my old RH boys are aging out and I need replacements :(. Been blessed with some awesome oppurtunities to get draft foundations.


What genes you are hoping for...NOT GUARANTEED
At least one copy of DP
At least one A to a
I would probably cry with happiness if I got kitm or w8 on him, but I'm not sure.
The main thing I am hoping for though is axiom green. Specifically green+blue, but I already own the license for blue. I would also love more ice13, but I already own the license for it, so would probably rather have something I do not have.

Past that, lower priorities

Another Patn1
Two kit genes (so he can cross with my KP line)
Maybe KP
Can never have too much snowflake.


1. Norway: Norwegian Fjord horse
2. Only comes in Dun Shades North Swedish Horse
3. Worlds Tallest Horse of all time, name, breed & height: \Sampson, Shire, 21.2 hh
4. Old Granny Foundation american cream horse
5. Brittany Horse Bretan Horse
6."White Marble Horse" I don't actually know, but I hope its irish draught as they are my latest obsession
7. Carlsberg Brewery " Carlsberg" horse
8. leopard draft horse Knabbstrupper! (My old obsession)
9.There are more Percherons in ....... than any other country United states
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? (Doesn't have to be a draft).


I actually think that is a surprisingly difficult question. If I am being loyal, and respectful of the horses I have owned I would have to say paint horses. They are your traditional quarter horse, that is your honest hard-working cow horse on the weekdays that the backbone of America was built on. Your family mount on the weekend. Sturdy, dependable, and fast when needed, but usually quite calm (My roping friend had his stallion cover a mare in the morning, then loaded him in the trailer with other mares, and took him to a roping. And let me ride him when I was only 9 years old). If needed they will try their heart out, and leap over obstacles if needed. They have your back on a grumpy cow. But, paint horses have more modern spice on top of that. They obviously have some color to them (literally) so that almost no two are the exact same. With some of the new crop out thoroughbreds you get some nice jumping horses. Even better than most people would suspect. My girl is APHA with her dam being registered jocky club. She is big bodied, but is 17hh! I've been asked before if she was a warmblood. She jumps beautifully, but I have even taken her in a ranch riding class before! Whatever crazy thing I want to try for she is happy to do, and sometimes I suprise even myself with how successful we are. We've competed in upwards of 10 different events, but can also calm down, go for a trail ride, and haul me up a mound of dirt at least 2x our height!

However, I also have to give a shout out to my friend Ronni's clydesdales. She had one that was 20hh! Although her "old reliable" (whom was only 2 a few years ago when they bought her) is closer to 16.2 She is the more traditional trype, but she is just an amazing horse. She picked up driving AND riding like she had already had years of experience already! Not only did she not require any training from a human, but she didn't get any from other horses either, because Ronni had not bought a single older horse (well actually she died before we could start the others), so Kismet had to figure it out all by herself, and within 2 months she was showing the other horses what to do. If you said Gee, and the other one didn't listen (even if it was Turbo the 20hh one) she would SHOVE all of her weight pushing him around.


Then there's also the American Saddlebred. They are SO beautiful, and embedded in American history. (Guess who Paul Revere rode?) They are a blast to ride, and a lot of them are more behaved than I thought. IE, when I was only 12 years old I was allowed to ride a stallion. They rack pretty, jump, and drive!

Then NOT meaning any offense to anyone, I have never really been a fan of arabians. Or so I thought. I have met two in my life. Both ended up at my high school. One was severely dangerous, so I was the only one allowed to ride him. One day he made me SO mad, and I came unglued at him. That day marked a change, and I was bonded to him almost as much as my horses at home, even with riding him once every 2-3 weeks! He knew it was me, and we were in perfect striding for transitions, and I could guide him with just the weight of the reins. No added pressure. I was SO sad that horse left. And now we have another Arab at the school whom I enjoy quite a bit.

So.... Long story short. I do not believe in favorite breeds anymore. I believe in enjoying all of the individual horses that cross our lives. I would love to try out an Irish Draught horse (and a few mares as I want to encourage pure irish draughts), or a Knabstrupper. I would love to get a Clydesdale and double register her pinto. One day a Holsteiner will win in 3-day eventing. The next day an OTTB that was inches from death as he was about to get on the southbound slaughter truck.

I think my mini mare is the only mini that isn't mean to anything, or terrified of stupid things. She only hates halters. She refuses to lead with a halter. But she'll lead with a dog collar perfectly. :)) She also learned driving super fast and super well. Took her like 2 days, and she didn't even spook at the heavy iron thing my step grandfather hooked to her and made her pull through gravel. It took her about two times to learn when we stopped, she had to stand still until I okayed her to go.
But her sire is a lil b-st-rd thing. And her grandsire (sire's sire) would run backwards kicking at us. And her dam was just a, witchy mare. :))
I have no idea where she came from, but she's special. She's also (I'm thinking) a chocolate Palomino, as she looks just like the het DP chocolate Palomino horses on here, and her grandsire (sire's sire) is a Palomino. Her sire is a black appy. Her dam is a flaxen chestnut. But my little girl looks to be chocolate Palomino, and she's got black appy spots on her butt, and her "horsey privates" are literally black and pink skin checkered. :))

@Goobanni I am feeling better today, thank you! Still in the hospital, but not so miserable at least. Lol

I love brumbies too! I've never met one of course, being in Texas, but what I've seen of them online and on television is impressive. Natural selection breeds tough, strong horses every time! :)

@Goobanni I know what you mean about the Northlands. The funniest thing is that palominos and buckskins (borket in Norwegian) are allowed, but any double creams ("blåøyd hvit") are not ;)) But I love the color variety. There's even some silver in there.

Id # 43486

1. Norway: Dole Gudbrandsdal

2: Shades of Dun: Norwegian Fjord

3: Tallest Horse of All Time: Sampson (later renamed Mammoth), a Shire foaled in 1846 and owned by Thomas Cleaver, stood 21.2 1⁄2 hands

4: Old Granny: the foundation horse for the American Cream Draft

5: Brittany Horse: Breton

6. "White Marble" Horse: Boulonnais

7: Carlsberg Brewery: Jutland horse

8: Leopard Draft: American Sugarbush

9: Most Percherons: The USA

10: Favorite horse breed: Akhal-teke because of their satin coats and exotic looks ♡

Villain Nilla Chinchilla

Would be dreamy to have Macchiato and/or Satin on this little nugget :-)

horsey2 - 36894

1. Norway - Dolehest
2. Only comes in Dun Shades - Przewalski horse
3. Worlds Tallest Horse of all time, name, breed & height - Sampson, Shire, 21.2 1⁄2 hand
4. Old Granny - the foundation mare for cram drafts
5. Brittany Horse - The Breton
6."White Marble Horse" - The Bolulonnais
7. Carlsberg Brewery - The Jutlan horse
8. leopard draft horse - The Norkier
9.There are more Percherons in ....... than any other country - The USA
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? - My favourite breed of horse is the paint horse because they are so beautiful and every marking is different, they are like real life puzzles, they have genial temperaments & they are also extremely versatile, for a rider like me who does a bit of everything they are perfect.


QT GMT 9
I would love hom pearl, hom KP, hom Snf, hom satin, hom do, hom appy & hom S+ on this little colt. Of course that's a lot though so Snf, Kp S+ & Dp would be great

BlackWyld – 47364

I have a couple of project horses and which one I would put forward would depend on which slot I won (If I managed to win).

1. Norway – Dole is my guess. I only recently learned about this beautiful breed from following Matilde and her Friesian, Batman, on Instagram. Her new horse, Iver, was my first introduction to this breed.
2. Only comes in Dun Shades - Norwegian Fjord
3. World’s Tallest Horse of all time, name, breed & height – Sampson, Shire horse, 21.2 1/2hh
4. Old Granny – American Cream Draft. This one was difficult for me to find. DO NOT look up “Old Granny Horse” on Google! XXX X_X
(I was at work too!)
5. Brittany Horse - Breton
6."White Marble Horse" – Boulonnais. This is one I discovered only very recently as well.
7. Carlsberg Brewery - Jutland
8. leopard draft horse – Noriker is the first thing that popped into my mind but a peruse on Google shows me the lovely Sugarbush Harlequin Draft.
9.There are more Percherons in ....... than any other country – The USA apparently.
10. Tell me your favourite horse breed and why? – This is a difficult one. I agree with HUSG. I love individuals. When I was a little girl I dreamed of owning a Fell pony. That developed into a very healthy infatuation with Friesians and they will always get my heart beating a bit faster. But Thoroughbreds will always hold a special place in my heart. My heart horse was an OTT Thoroughbred. It was your typical heart horse rescue story. I was a moody teenager, he was a 4 year old scabbed, scarred, and terrified bag of bones that my trainer, at the time, rescued from the meat wagon. My trainer’s aggressive personality was too much for him to handle and she had a hell of a time working with him but he melted like butter for me. My parents scrimped and saved and bought him for me. I would sneak out at night to race with him in his field and sleep in his loafing shed. Our landlord was a 3 day eventer and a rider for the 2000 Canadian Eventing Team and she introduced us to that wonderful, crazy world. We had the whole wide world ahead of us and nothing could stop us. Fast-forward 2 years. My parents divorced and my mum very nearly killed herself working as much as she could so that I could keep him. Eventually the financial strain was too much and we had to let him go. She sold him to a dealer for $800, who later sold him to a well-known family in the area that trained horses for the movie industry. Their main trainer took him on as a Hunter prospect but passed away a few years later and all his horses were sold off by the family. I don’t know what happened to him after that.
I will forever love Thoroughbreds.

Thanks for everyone who entered. The answers I were looking for were:
1. Dølehest/ Dole/ Dole Gudbrandsdal
2.Fjord
3. Sampson/ Mammoth
4.American Cream Draft
5.Breton draft
6.Boulonnais Horse
7.Jutland horses
8.Noriker
9.US
10. Personalised answer

The winners are as follows:
1st @Dinascar -Multiple genes
2nd @Maribo - Couple genes
3rd @BlackWyld - Hom gene
4th @FeldingFields -Not technically the right answers but bonus for thinking outside the box - Het gene

Everyone who entered can go through my stallions and pick some straws as a consolation prize.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/member.php?uid=23495&b_id=20452
Just send me a PM with which stallion you would like straws from :)

I will start adding genes and continue as they come out.

Hope everyone enjoyed themselves :)

Oh wow - thanks so much :X

Congrats to the winners! I agree, y'all need to do a show and tell later! :D

Thank you so much, Goobanni - so excited to get chinchilla!

Here he is

RS W Precious Goob
Thanks so much :)

Wow guys! Those are some very fine horses. =P~

I just wanted to share an update on my boy - @Goobanni made him het Chin for me. I saved up to put the second copy on him, and I splurged today to buy my first ever GMT to make him silver! So excited for him to come of age next season.


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