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For the related American breed, see <a href="/wiki/American_Belgian_Draft" title="American Belgian Draft">American Belgian Draft</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biota"><caption class="infobox-title breed">Belgian Draught</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG/220px-Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG/330px-Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG/440px-Belgisch_trekpaard1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conservation status</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/FAO" class="mw-redirect" title="FAO">FAO</a> (2007): not listed<sup id="cite_ref-barb_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 9">: 9 </span></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/DAD-IS" title="DAD-IS">DAD-IS</a> (2023): unknown/at risk<sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Belgisch trekpaard</li><li>Brabançon</li><li>Brabant</li><li>Brabants trekpaard</li><li>Brabander</li><li>Cheval de trait belge</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">Belgium</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Use</th><td class="infobox-data">farm work, heavy haulage</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#DDD;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Male: <div style="float: right;">900 kg<sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></li><li><div style="clear:both;">Female: <div style="float: right;">700 kg<sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Male: <div style="float: right;">168 cm<sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></li><li><div style="clear:both;">Female: <div style="float: right;">164 cm<sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color:#DDD;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i><span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">Equus ferus caballus</a></span></i></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brillant,_Belgian_Draught_stallion,_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg/220px-Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg/330px-Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg/440px-Brillant%2C_Belgian_Draught_stallion%2C_painting_by_Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="371" /></a><figcaption>The stallion Brillant, painting by <a href="/wiki/Charles-Philog%C3%A8ne_Tschaggeny" title="Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny">Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg/220px-Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg/330px-Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg/440px-Henry_Schouten._Brabantse_trekpaarden_in_landschap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1585" data-file-height="1324" /></a><figcaption>Brabant horses, painting by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_Schouten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry Schouten (page does not exist)">Henry Schouten</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Schouten" class="extiw" title="nl:Henry Schouten">nl</a>]</span> (1857–1927)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Belgian Draught</b>, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <span lang="nl" style="font-style: normal;"><b>Belgisch Trekpaard</b></span>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;"><b>Trait belge</b></span>, is a <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgian</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_horse_breeds" title="List of horse breeds">breed</a> of <a href="/wiki/Draught_horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Draught horse">draught horse</a>. It originates in the region of the <a href="/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries">Low Countries</a> that is now central Belgium, and may also be called the <b>Brabant</b> after the former <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Brabant" title="Province of Brabant">Province of Brabant</a> in that area. </p><p>The American Belgian Draught derives from the same original stock, but has developed differently. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_Draught&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Belgian Draught descends from the heavy farm horses of the region of the <a href="/wiki/Low_Countries" title="Low Countries">Low Countries</a> that is now central Belgium: the <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">Colosse de la Méhaigne</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-a_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from the valley of the <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9haigne" class="mw-redirect" title="Méhaigne">Méhaigne</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_of_Namur" title="County of Namur">the area of Namur</a>; the <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">Gris de Nivelles et du Hainaut</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-b_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, named for <a href="/wiki/County_of_Hainaut" title="County of Hainaut">Hainaut region</a> and for the city of <a href="/wiki/Nivelles" title="Nivelles">Nivelles</a>, now in <a href="/wiki/Walloon_Brabant" title="Walloon Brabant">Walloon Brabant</a>; and the <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">Gros de la Dendre</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-c_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-c-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, named for the <a href="/wiki/Dender" title="Dender">Dender</a> river, from <a href="/wiki/East_Flanders" title="East Flanders">East Flanders</a> and the area that is now <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Brabant" title="Flemish Brabant">Flemish Brabant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 443">: 443 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elise_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elise-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 166">: 166 </span></sup> </p><p>Documented breeding was recorded in the seventeenth century, with the first studbook founded in 1886. The first known imported Belgian to America was in the late nineteenth century. </p><p>Closely related breeds include the <a href="/wiki/Ardennais" title="Ardennais">Ardennais</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bit_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bit-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Horse" title="Flemish Horse">Flemish Horse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Heavy_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Heavy Draft">Nederlands Trekpaard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Trait_du_Nord" title="Trait du Nord">Trait du Nord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Belgian_Draught" class="mw-redirect" title="American Belgian Draught">American Belgian Draught</a> derives from the same original stock, but has developed differently. It is generally taller and less heavily built, and has a very different distribution of coat colours.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 434">: 434 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-elise_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elise-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 166">: 166 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_Draught&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Belgian Draught is a tall, powerful and massive horse. Heights at the <a href="/wiki/Withers" title="Withers">withers</a> are usually in the range 163–173 cm (64–68 in), with an average height of 164 cm (65 in) for <a href="/wiki/Mare" title="Mare">mares</a> and 168 cm (66 in) for <a href="/wiki/Stallion" title="Stallion">stallions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-elise_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elise-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 166">: 166 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cabi_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 443">: 443 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Average weights are approximately 700 kg (1,500 lb) for mares and 900 kg (2,000 lb) for stallions, but weights of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) are not uncommon.<sup id="cite_ref-elise_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elise-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 166">: 166 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cabi_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 443">: 443 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dad_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dad-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Roan_(horse)" title="Roan (horse)">roan</a> coat colour predominates, accounting for about 80% of all of the horses; some 12% are <a href="/wiki/Bay_(horse)" title="Bay (horse)">bay</a>, and the remainder <a href="/wiki/Chestnut_(horse_coat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chestnut (horse coat)">chestnut</a>, black or <a href="/wiki/Grey_(horse)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey (horse)">grey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cabi_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabi-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 443">: 443 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genetic_diversity">Genetic diversity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_Draught&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Genetic diversity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Belgian Draught horse has been identified as having an intermediate level of genetic diversity, and found to have relatively low levels of inbreeding. However, due to low founder diversity, the breed is identified as likely to have a potential compromise of genetic diversity in future generations.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shrimp_fishing_Braban%C3%A7on_draft_horse_in_Oostduinkerke_(DSCF9699).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Shrimp_fishing_Braban%C3%A7on_draft_horse_in_Oostduinkerke_%28DSCF9699%29.jpg/220px-Shrimp_fishing_Braban%C3%A7on_draft_horse_in_Oostduinkerke_%28DSCF9699%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Shrimp_fishing_Braban%C3%A7on_draft_horse_in_Oostduinkerke_%28DSCF9699%29.jpg/330px-Shrimp_fishing_Braban%C3%A7on_draft_horse_in_Oostduinkerke_%28DSCF9699%29.jpg 1.5x, 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language">Dutch</a>: <span lang="nl" style="font-style: normal;">Koloss uit de Méhaignestreek</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-b-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-b_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <span lang="nl" style="font-style: normal;">Grijs van Henegouwen of van Nijvel</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-c-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-c_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <span lang="nl" style="font-style: normal;">Dikke uit de Dendervallei</span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_Draught&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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