THE INTERNATIONAL
MUSEUM OF THE HORSE
THE DRAFT
HORSE IN AMERICA
Power For An Emerging Nation

Table of Contents
- THE ORIGIN OF THE DRAFT
HORSE
- The Ice Age Leads to the Heavy Type Horse
- DRAFT ANIMALS IN EARLY AMERICA
- Oxen Provide Power for 18th Century American
Farms
- The Revolution of Agricultural Technology
- Larger Farms Need Greater Horsepower
- THE HEAVY HORSE HELPS OPEN THE AMERICAN WEST
- The Iron Horse was Dependant on the Draft Horse
- Horsepower was Essential for Remote
Mining Camps of the West
- THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN
CITIES
- Horse Powered Mass Transportation Opens the
Suburbs
- Hauling the Goods
- As the Cities Grew, so did the Demand for
Powerful Horses
- THE DECLINE OF THE DRAFT HORSE
- World War I - The Horse in Trench Warfare
- New Machines Replace the Work Horse
- Farmers Look for Smaller, More Economical
Horses
- THE DRAFT HORSE TODAY
- Heavy Horses Compete in Show Ring
- Still a Willing Worker
- The Draft Horse Continues to Play a Role in
Modern Agriculture
- MAJOR AMERICAN DRAFT HORSE
BREEDS
- Shire - The Elegant Urban Work Horse
- Percheron - The First Important American Work
Horse
- Belgian - The Most Numerous Draft Breed in
America
- Clydesdale - Best Known Draft Breed In America
- Suffolk - The Heavy Horse Bred To Work The Farm
- ENGLISH HARNESS DECORATION
- Brasses, Bells, and Fly Terrets
The Draft Horse in America exhibit
is housed in the Francis W. Eustis Gallery of the
Draft Horse. Mr. Eustis, a renown sculptor and
painter, has been one of the Museum's staunchest supporters, and
donated most of the artifacts and art used in the exhibit.
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