Luxembourg horse

The Luxembourg Horse is a Luxembourgeois horse breed developed for light draft and agricultural work. It is closely related to heavy warmblood breeds like the Groningen Horse.
The Luxembourg standard calls for a correct horse; heavy, with the legs about half the horse's height, and a rectangular frame, with the body from point-of-shoulder to point-of-buttock about 10% greater than the height of the horse at the withers. The topline is level, muscular neck set on fairly high, and the loins and haunches are broad and powerful. The hooves are large and sound. Ideally, the Luxembourg horse stands between 14.6 and 15.5 hands high at the withers.
In motion, the walk is diligent with a long stride, the trot is brisk and economical with some action, and the canter is of sufficient quality. The canter was not of great importance to the breeders, who did not have need for a heavy galloping horse, and so this gait is not as strong or expressive as the trot.

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