clydesdale's?

Question

wat is the avreage coat of a clydesdale and do they eat a lot

ok well im not thinking of getting this horse right away i need to learn a lot more befor i can get any kind of horse i just think the clydesdale's are pretty

Answer 1

Your right clydedales are beautiful but you never want to get a horse just based on looks. Make sure the horse is healthly and will work well with what your planning on doing with him.

Answer 2

Clydesdales definitely eat a lot, but I wouldn't advise getting a Clydesdale unless you're an experienced driver. For riding, they're a bit too much horse for most people. For driving, they work great in harness- but you have to know what you're doing to drive, especially with an animal that big. So if you're interested in getting a horse for the first time, I'd look at paints and Quarter Horses.

Good on you for realizing you need to do more research before you buy a horse, though! A lot of people get in over their head because they don't know what they're doing. But if you do your homework, you'll have a great time with your horse when you do get one.

Answer 3

It depends on the horse. I found a rescue Clydes for $1450 and he's 8yrs old. I've seen show Clydesdales start at $20,000 for a yealing. It depends on breeding, training, registration, and a bunch of other things. Since they're flashy, expect to pay a bit more.
Where I bought my first horse, she has sold a few for around $5000. They can go on to be show horses or pets.

Food depends on the horse as well. Some are easy-keepers, some aren't. My Perch eats about 2 flakes of hay in the morning and 2 at night--just a little more than a regular horse. They can also eat less hay if they are on a well-maintained pasture.

They are big, usually gentle and sweet-tempered horses.

Answer 4

A Clydesdale is not typically a great "riding horse"... They are very large, have to have especially large saddles, are not terribly "comfortable", they eat about twice as much as a regular sized horse and they require twice as much cleaning as well. You can't board one in your basic "stall", as there is a higher risk of them getting "cast" in the stall if they don't have enough room to get up and down... I know they're pretty, but they are made for a specific purpose.

A little story... I showed Arabs from the time I was 10 till I was 23. When I was 13 I was showing at the Pomona Fair, and I met one of the excercise girls for the Clydesdales. They would bring them out in the VERY early morning and ride them around bareback to give them a little stretch before the days work. I met her one morning and she let me ride one...he was VERY large, my legs were stretched farther than they have ever been and it was terribly uncomfortable. Still, this was the sweetest horse I've ever been around and I was riding this BIG sucker with just a smooth snaffle and some EXTRA LONG reins. LOL

Answer 5

Yes all horses eat alot but especially draft horses. You can estimate 1 lb of feed per 100 lbs of horse. So an average horse of 1000 should eat about 10lbs a day. Horses are cheap right now and more then likely are not going to get anymore expensive any time soon. But you need to chose a horse based on what it and you can/want to do.

Answer 6

Contact Barb & Jess Adams at Riverside Clydes in Arcola Illinois - they're great folks, breed an exceptionally nice line of horses and are a host of information.

Sorry, I don't think they have a website. But Arcola has fewer than 3000 people in the entire area - oh and it's the gateway to a nice Amish community too. Nice place to visit.

Answer 7

well they are huge horses so i think they will eat alot - especially a greedy one! do you mean the coluor of the coat? ive seen mostly iron grey ones and dark bays

Answer 8

Average coat? They are large animals and eat lots.