Lithuanian Heavy Draught

The Lithuanian Heavy Draught is used mainly for heavy draft and farm work.

The Lithuanian Heavy Draught generally stands 15 to 16 hands high, and may be bay, chestnut, black, gray or roan.

The Lithuanian Heavy Draught is a draft horse breed created in Lithuania during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Initially, Lithuanian Heavy Draughts were included into herd books as Ardennes crossbreds.

The Lithuanian Heavy Draught was created during the late 19th century by crossing local Zhmud mares with Ardennes, Percheron, Brabant, and other heavy breeds.

The Royal Armouries used a 15.2 hand Lithuanian Heavy Draught mare as a model for statues displaying various 15th and 16th century horse armours, as her body shape was an excellent fit.

The herd books for Lithuanian Heavy Draughts are now issued by the Lithuanian Horse Breeders Association, with purebred Lithuanian Draughts identified by their color, conformation, and markings.