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Draft horse

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A draft horse or draught horse is a large, strong horse breed for heavy work rather than speed. Draft horses are commonly used for ploughing and farm labour in pre-industrial societies. They were also used to pull heavy delivery carts around towns.

A number of horse breeds are used as draft horses with the variation being largely geographic. Examples include



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