Percherons were also used as military horses for centuries before automobiles. Percherons are notable for their size. The average Percheron horse size is 16 to 17 hands (64 to 68 inches ...

Horses come in many shapes and sizes, but some breeds are truly giants, known for their incredible strength and massive ...

But unlike regular-sized riding horses that have seven months off after the tourist season, Little said, Percheron mixes can work most of the year, carrying elk and moose hunters into the ...

Klinger is a black Percheron standing 5'6" at his shoulder. Equestrians would measure that height at 17 hands tall. The only thing more impressive than his size is ... showed horses at the world ...

Along the way, he developed a love of fine horses. In 1885, Zang purchased nearly 4,000 acres in what is now Broomfield. With a black Percheron stallion imported from France, he started a breeding ...