Development & Distribution of the Irish Draught Horse

With kind permission of the author, Colin A. Lewis, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , we are able to provide information, photos, and distribution maps that were published in the Irish Draught Horse Yearbooks some years ago. Prof. Lewis has published numerous equestrian articles as well as books on Irish Horse Breeding and Hunting in Ireland published by J. A. Allen, London.

In an effort to help educate new enthusiasts of the breed as well as to remind those of us who helped shape the frontier we are pleased to offer the following Irish Draught Horse materials:

The Development and Diffusion of the Irish Draught
© by Colin A. Lewis
Originally published in the Irish Draught Horse Yearbook 1979, pages 24 - 28.

Height Characteristics of Irish Draught Mares
© by Colin A. Lewis
Originally published in the Irish Draught Horse Yearbook 1980, pages 16 - 22.

Changes in the distribution of registered Irish Draught Mares between 1917-19 and 1978
© by Colin A. Lewis
Originally published in the Irish Draught Horse Yearbook 1981, pages 56 - 61.

Breeding and the Irish Draught
© by Colin A. Lewis
Originally published in the Irish Draught Horse Yearbook 1982, pages 31- 35.

The author is currently Professor of Geography, Rhodes University, South Africa.