Re: All the Queen's Horses.....
Bruce I have worked with horses all of my life .
Including shire horses .
I don't need to google what I know
These are huge heavy horses and like all horses some are playful and others quiet and like any horse need to be trained .
It takes a good few years of patient training to become a drum horse
A large horse hurts more when it treads on your toe.
A Clydesdale is generally as tall or taller its more ' on the leg ' than shires ie the shire has a more barrel like appearance .
I would certainly not describe them as a light horse .
Many male horses are gelded unless being kept for breeding as this makes them more tractable and trainable .
There are many exceptions to this.
Ie There are many stallion in dressage because the stallion generally has greater presence .
In Spain and other countries many people ride Stallions for their proud and spirited demeanour .
People like an eye catching mount .
In Arabic countries mares were more prized as they could sneak up on the enemy quietly . Stallions are noisy and would betray an ambush
They are all beautiful to me.