What should pure breed ID look like

[Lexi 123]

Hi everyone my horse is ID she is stocky but is also athletic and she also has massive feet. she is by the Its the quiet man Irish draught stallion and dam is also an Irish draught horse . So the reason I am asking because there is another Irish draught at the livery yard but he is completely different he look actually a different draught breed because he a lot stocker than most Irish draught . Completely different conformation compared to my mare. So it’s got me wondering what should I pure ID look like and why do these horses that are the Same breed look completely different.

 

[dominobrown]

Hi everyone my horse is ID she is stocky but is also athletic and she also has massive feet. she is by the Its the quiet man Irish draught stallion and dam is also an Irish draught horse . So the reason I am asking because there is another Irish draught at the livery yard but he is completely different he look actually a different draught breed because he a lot stocker than most Irish draught . Completely different conformation compared to my mare. So it’s got me wondering what should I pure ID look like and why do these horses that are the Same breed look completely different.

So the Irish draught stud book works like this… RID is registered Irish draught or “pure” ID, then there are AID, auxillary Irish draught, which is I can’t from memory remember is exactly but it would be ISH (Irish sport horse so one parent is RID, other is TB for example) crossed with an RID. You can cross an RID and AID to make a RID. This is all dependent on whether the horse passes inspections.
So because of this a “pure” ID can have TB or other horse blood in it. The more traditional ones tend to be shorter and more draughty, modern ones can be taller, leggier and more athletic. Hope that helps!
So basically look at passport and breeding and it will give you an answer.

 

[irishdraft]

The Irish draught has had a lot of warmblood & tb blood introduced to produce more of a competition type. I have a purebred mare by Rebel Mountain who is fairly lightweight and athletic as was a previous gelding by Star Kingdom. My retired hunter is a much heavier type by Kensons Mosaic so there are many variations in the breed.

 

[spacefaer]

The old fashioned ID, with older bloodlines, tend to be heavier and more four square. There is a fashion now to breed for lighter, sportier, more athletic types.
There are pure bred IDs that are Grade As, which would have been unheard-of 30 years ago.
We had 5 IDs a couple of years ago and they were all different in terms of stamp, ability and temperament. They didn't look like they were the same breed

 

[Kaylum]

Ours was short backed and stocky. But the mares were bigger and longer in the back. This was over 30 years ago now. They were all pure bred and all looked different.

 

[Xmasha]

If you go on the Irish draught website Uk and have a look at the stallions you will see there’s a range of types . The more recently graded have linear profiles done , so have a look at those and it will show you what the breed society is looking for .
I’ve 4 full IDs now all slightly different . I’ve one that’s built like a tank as one which is sportier . I do prefer the more traditional stamp of short and chunky

 

[Quigleyandme]

There is a fair amount of variation in type. I have one heavyweight hunter out of Cloncastle Silver Squire and one sporty model out of Carrickcottage Star. Both are ID through and through.