American Belgian Draft

American Belgian Draft
Belgian draft with chestnut and flaxen coloring
Conservation status
Other names
  • American Belgian
  • Belgian
  • Belgian Heavy Draft
Country of originUnited States
Distribution
  • United States
  • Canada
Use
Traits
Color

The American Belgian Draft is an American breed of draft horse. It derives from the draft horses of Belgium but, as a result of isolation and different selective breeding, became genetically distinct from them in the early part of the twentieth century.:434 It is generally taller and less heavily built, and has a very different distribution of coat colors.:434:166