Cleveland Bay Horse Breed

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Cleveland Bay Horse
A beautiful looking horse who has active paces, stamina, strength and a excellent temperament.

Height
15 to 16 HH

Colour
Bay

Conformation

Head is elegant and intelligent with a kind eye, generous sized nostrils and large ears.
The neck is muscular and well proportioned and it leads onto well defined withers.
The back is short and strong.
The girth is very deep and the chest is wide.
The hindquarters are muscular and the limbs are strong with large joints.
The shoulder is sloping and muscular.
The tail is well set on and the mane and tail are full.

History
These lovely horses were used originally as pack horses and to begin with were called Chapmans horses as the term Chapmen was the name given to people who transported goods. They come from Cleveland in the North East of England and became popular as driving horses. The addition of Thoroughbred transformed the breed into a more elegant faster horse which became very popular as a carriage horse and became known as the Yorkshire Coach Horse.

Uses

Driving
Pleasure horse
Dressage
Eventing
Showing
Show jumping

The Cleveland Bay Horse Society
The society works to help promote and preserve this wonderful breed and offers information on breeders, stallions and shows.

Famous Fact
H M the Queen breeds pure bred Cleveland Bays and the Duke of Edinburgh competed at International level with a team of four Cleveland Bays.