Where to find miniature Clydesdales?

[Steamboat]

Okay, I am hooked. I saw a special on RFD-TV featuring a carriage parade, somewheres down south. A fellow was driving a pair of what appeared to be pony-clydes (maybe 13-14H high). The announcer called them a team of Mini-Clydesdales. Same shape, color, size, as full-grown Clydes, full feathers and all.

Was this just a freakey small team, or does someone breed theses things. I want! I want!

Been thinking all month on how one would go about breeding such a thing! With land prices sky-high, and horse farms ever-shrinking in size, how cool would it be to have mini-draught horses!!!

I am a HUGE fan of Halflingers, someone get me a mini-Clyde!!!

[nettiemaria]

Ohmigod - mini clydes!!! MUST SEE THEM!

[nightsong]

Levi320, you are in violation of the bulletin board rules.

[horseyfolks]

His Greyness… I think you need to be a bit more realistic here. There was no such thing as Clydesdales until they were bred to fit a certain human want/need (Pandering maybe?). They ARE like poodles. They are pets and property. People will breed any animal to “build” something they want or to fill a demand. It is not like they were the pure breed of horse and not bred to a set of specific parameters to suit humans.

I think a pair of mini Clydes would be gorgeous, fill a need, and have a home in my barn as soon as I can find them. I can picture a 1/2 or 3/4 size hitch/freight wagon in a smaller size with the white feathers flying and the white blazes nodding in the sun…

No doubt about it… I’m ready! I can call my mini hitch wagon and mini Clyde team BUD LITE!!!

                 Don

[kookicat]

Fell/Dales/Highland are all heavier types of pony who have the same kind of mind.

A traditional cob like the fellow below is also hard to resist!

http://www.horsequest.co.uk/images/FirstChoiceTradMay.jpg

[PoloPonyRider]

Why not go for Gypsy Cobs/Vanners if you want a smaller draft? They are not all colored…

http://www.chocolatehorsefarm.com/chfcracker.html

[Trotsky]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-title”>quote:</div><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-content”>Originally posted by Iluvgoldies:
Did y’all see the pony foal on the Briar
Patch Farm site?

It was 1/4 miniature 3/4 clyde (what a cross!?) but absolutely adorable!!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It’s the Clyde lights – they are Clyde, mini and American (show) Shetland crosses. Scroll down for more pages.

http://www.geocities.com/clydelights/home.html?1113093394546

[Steamboat]

Actually, I found a few. Google Ohio Draft Pony Association.
There were percherons crossed to welsh ponies - very cute!!!

[system]

how is verifying someone reputation a violation of this posting board?
Chris Davison

[His_Greyness]

The American Draft Pony Association appears to be promoting the kind of horses you want.

While there are legitimate pony draft breeds, I am not sure I like the idea of producing “miniature Clydesdales”. Horses are not poodles. This seems to me to be pandering to human vanity and turning horses into a “fashion accessory” to make you feel good.

[Iluvgoldies]

Did y’all see the pony foal on the Briar
Patch Farm site?

It was 1/4 miniature 3/4 clyde (what a cross!?) but absolutely adorable!!!

[buff4948]

I can’t seem to find a website for them. Anyone have a link besides the draft pony one?

[Fairview_Horse_Cente]

OH MY GOSH! I MUST have one!! Who has these?!?!?!

[Zoomer]

Goldies- Link?!?!!
!
Christina

[dudders]

Those ponies are GORGEOUS! I loved the pic of the one under saddle-- like a rotund cob. How cute!

[Steamboat]

Okay, I’VE FOUND THEM!!!

Clydesdale -Lights

http://www.geocities.com/clydelights/home

In Micanopy, FLA.

I WANT I WANT!

[system]

Hello everyone. I registered on here quite awhile ago, but sort of forgot about it. I find it again, and had to chuckle at the topic!
My name is Mary and I’m from eastern Iowa.
I’m raising two - Halley is 2 this year and her full brother Huckleberry is 1. They are out of a small clyde mare and our little haflinger/perch cross stallion. They should mature about 14 hands. Guess I’ll have to get some pictures posted somewhere!

[catznkidz]

I do believe that regular, normal, everday miniature horses were “bred down” to get the result that people wanted. Why not drafts?

[amc2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-title”>quote:</div><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-content”>Originally posted by His Greyness:
The American Draft Pony Association appears to be promoting the kind of horses you want.

While there are legitimate pony draft breeds, I am not sure I like the idea of producing “miniature Clydesdales”. Horses are not poodles. This seems to me to be pandering to human vanity and turning horses into a “fashion accessory” to make you feel good. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

ok- almost every horse has been bred to change their original appearance and suit the desires of the needs and buyers at the time…this is nothing new- whether it be for colour, or size, or temperment, or athletic ability- they are all bred based on what buyers want to buy

[amc2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-title”>quote:</div><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-content”>Originally posted by Steamboat:
Okay, I’VE FOUND THEM!!!

Clydesdale -Lights

http://www.geocities.com/clydelights/home

In Micanopy, FLA.

I WANT I WANT! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

so the clydes are the budweiser horses right?? does that make these "BUD Light??
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