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Queen's Farceur Sam was our Belgian Heavy Draft stallion. If you are interested in learning more about him, you can go here to read Sam's Story.

Desert Ramblings: Sam's Story

He died of old age almost 10 years ago and we still miss him every day.

Sharon
 
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Well I learned something - I thought the Clydesdales were the ones with the light mane and tail....I had Standardbreds and my daughter had a quarterhorse crossed with something and a Peso Fino.... Never really got around any of the heavy draft breeds.
 
Here is a clydesdale

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They can be chestnuts, like the belgian, but that is a rare color for them, at least in the US. They are usually bay, like this one, or black.

Sharon

Smitty37 said:
Well I learned something - I thought the Clydesdales were the ones with the light mane and tail....I had Standardbreds and my daughter had a quarterhorse crossed with something and a Peso Fino.... Never really got around any of the heavy draft breeds.
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Great story. Personally, I'm a bit scared of horses - they are huge and have a mind of their own. My brother owns 7, so its just me, not something from my upbringing.

A good friend of mine owns 2 Clysdales and had a young one earlier this year. He had some major hip problems which they couldn't resolve.

Maybe if I run into a horse like Sam someday I'll get over my fear.

Thanks for the post.

Sandy.
 
Well it just goes to show ya --- in standardbreds Bay meets this criteria. Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. They rarely have white stockings and I'm not sure I ever saw one with that much white..
sbwertz said:
Here is a clydesdale

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They can be chestnuts, like the belgian, but that is a rare color for them, at least in the US. They are usually bay, like this one, or black.

Sharon

Smitty37 said:
Well I learned something - I thought the Clydesdales were the ones with the light mane and tail....I had Standardbreds and my daughter had a quarterhorse crossed with something and a Peso Fino.... Never really got around any of the heavy draft breeds.
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What a wonderful story. He sounds like the first horse my mother bought when she started her farm. He was a sweet racking horse she found at an auction. A tall chestnut with 3 stockings and a blaze and obviously named 'Blaze' because of it. He had a terrible cold when we got him, was under weight, needed a farrier, and a ton of grooming. Once we got him in good health he was the best horse I've ever ridden. I can remember hopping on him bareback with nothing but a fly mask on and galloping down the dirt road pretending to be some Indian warrior or something equally as fun. He had the smoothest gait and the sweetest temperament. You could put anyone on him and know they would be safe. Horses are so wonderful for a person's soul and probably why I didn't get into more trouble as a kid. I still have 2 here at our little farm and ride mine in dressage classes when work allows. Enjoy every day with your equine friends and I loved reading Sams story.
 
The white stockings and the white blaze face are pretty much characteristic of the breed. They are required markings for the Budweiser hitch. They are usually pretty roman nosed, compared to a belgian or a percheron.

The original heavy horse (used by the armored knights) was the Great Horse of Flanders. The Flanders horse was crossed with Arabians in France to produce the Percherons. It was crossed with thoroughbreds in England to produce the Shire, and in Scotland to produce the Clydesdale. (so similar they can be crossbred and registered...Shires usually black or gray, Clydes usually bay.) The Belgian comes directly down from the Flanders horse without outcrossing. In Begium they are usually roans (blue or red) with black mane and tail, but in America, they bred for the bright chestnut with white or flaxen mane and tail. You seldom see a roan in the states.

Now you know WAY more than you ever wanted to know about draft horses :biggrin:.

Sharon

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Well it just goes to show ya --- in standardbreds Bay meets this criteria. Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. They rarely have white stockings and I'm not sure I ever saw one with that much white.. ]
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Sharon, I really enjoyed your story of Sam's life. He was certainly a treasure and your family rightly misses him greatly. An animal, pet, friend like that only happens once in a lifetime. Thank you for sharing your photos and memories.
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Sharon, I really enjoyed your story of Sam's life. He was certainly a treasure and your family rightly misses him greatly. An animal, pet, friend like that only happens once in a lifetime. Thank you for sharing your photos and memories.
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Yes, you are right. He was a once in a lifetime horse. I bred him six times (to my own mares), trying to create "another Sam" before I realized there could NEVER be another Sam. His babies were wonderful horses, but they weren't Sam. We were all happier when I stopped trying to make them be. They all had his kind disposition, though. He would happily have been a housepet if I had let him :biggrin:.
 
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sbwertz said:
turncrazy43 said:
Sharon, I really enjoyed your story of Sam's life. He was certainly a treasure and your family rightly misses him greatly. An animal, pet, friend like that only happens once in a lifetime. Thank you for sharing your photos and memories.
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Yes, you are right. He was a once in a lifetime horse. I bred him six times (to my own mares), trying to create "another Sam" before I realized there could NEVER be another Sam. His babies were wonderful horses, but they weren't Sam. We were all happier when I stopped trying to make them be. They all had his kind disposition, though. He would happily have been a housepet if I had let him :biggrin:.
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Which brings the question - where does a 2000 pound 'house' horse sleep. --- Answer: Anywhere he wants to.


I knew that draft horses decended from horses bred for use by armored knights in Flanders which was made up of parts of Belgium, France and The Netherlands but not a lot more. While I was around "work" horses as a kid, none of them were really big animals, a little bigger than the riding horses but not that much. Nothing like 1800/2000 pounds.
 
Hi Sharon~
I found this thread while googling Queen's Farceur Sam. I think I have your Sweet Sammy. He is my daughter's "baby":). I have attempted to upload a picture, but may have failed since I never go on boards like this. It was great to read about Sammy's sire. Thanks for posting. Gotta go feed, someone is kicking his door!
Kelli
spotonfarm@gmail.com
 

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Hi Sharon~
I found this thread while googling Queen's Farceur Sam. I think I have your Sweet Sammy. He is my daughter's "baby":). I have attempted to upload a picture, but may have failed since I never go on boards like this. It was great to read about Sammy's sire. Thanks for posting. Gotta go feed, someone is kicking his door!
Kelli
spotonfarm@gmail.com
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What a nice story Sharon, and one that i hope can give you more satisfaction with the above reply .. What a great tool the internet is ...
 
Spotonfarm said:
Hi Sharon~
I found this thread while googling Queen's Farceur Sam. I think I have your Sweet Sammy. He is my daughter's "baby":). I have attempted to upload a picture, but may have failed since I never go on boards like this. It was great to read about Sammy's sire. Thanks for posting. Gotta go feed, someone is kicking his door!
Kelli
spotonfarm@gmail.com
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What a wonderful gift, to find that one of my "babies" found a loving and "forever home" with a family who cherishes him! I went in and woke up my husband late last night to show him the picture. Sammy has grown into a beautiful boy! It surely makes me miss Junior, though. We lost his full brother to an aneurism almost three years ago just short of his eleventh birthday.
 
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