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Username:
o s h u n

Show Name:

Tall Dark and Haggard

Barn Name:

Hagrid

Breed:

Irish Draught

Fact about Irish Draughts:

Irish Draughts are a popular choice for crossbreeding, used to produce Irish Sport horses. Due to the calm good sense of the breed the Irish Draught gelding are a popular mount for police forces in Britain and Ireland!

Dog's Name:

Fang

Dog's Breed:

Irish Wolfhound

Fact about Irish Wolfhounds:

The breed is believed to have been brought to Ireland as early as 7000 BC! These dogs are mentioned, as cú (variously translated as hound, Irish hound, war dog, wolf dog, etc.) in Irish laws and in Irish literature which dates from the 5th century or, in the case of the Sagas, from the old Irish period - AD 600-900. The word "Cu" often became an added respected prefix on the names of warriors as well as kings denoting that they were worthy of the respect and loyalty of a Cu.

Top image found on tumblr, but the owner has an inappropriate username
Second image found on Google. I do not own either image and both belong to their original owners

[Red Badge of Courage]

Username:
Red Badge of Courage (Scarlet)

Name:
Great Talk and Little Action
(Stout)
This is an Irish proverb about some people in this world

Breed:
Irish Draught

Fact about Irish Draughts:
These horses are a mishmash of Irish Hobby, Clydesdales, Thoroughbreds, Iberian horses, Connemaras and Spanish War Horses. From here

Dog's Name:
Patty

Dog's Breed:
Irish Wolfhound:

Fact about Irish Wolfhounds:
They were originally used to drag men off of chariots in battles. From here.

[Timey]

Can we do extras?

[sapphirespirit]

Mark bea-U-tiful!
I , however, have never been too keen on prettifying forms, so forgive the plainness.



Username:sapphirespirit
Name: Éimhín (Irish for swift/prompt)
Breed: Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts:
They are known as the horse of the countryside for its uses. the breed nearly disappeared In the Famine of 1847, but the introduction of Clydesdales and Shires shortly after 'saved' the breed. After which, folks were a bit more focused on keeping the breed 'pure', and total of 375 mares and only 44 stallions were entered into a book of Irish drafts for being deemed 'suitable' for the breed.
Found: Here
Dog's Name: Fáelán (Ancient Irish for Little Wolf)
Dog's Breed: Irish Wolfhound:
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds: The breed has been saved twice from 'extinction' by two different people. Once in the mid 1800s by Captain George Augustus. He crossbred them with deerhounds, mastiffs, and great Danes. The second by Oliver Cromwell - he refused to allow any further exports of the breed after their numbers drastically dwindled.
Found :here

[mayaHDTV08]

Username: mayaHDTV08
Name: Shayne (named after the world's oldest horse, a Irish Draught Thoroughbred cross)
Breed: Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts: A native horse of Ireland, and a very rare breed in the world today, the Irish Draught is NOT a heavy horse as its name may imply
Dog's Name: Aiden
Dog's Breed: Irish Wolfhound
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds: It was originally a war dog used to drag men off horseback or off chariots.

[Ariana Black]

Username: Makani Black
Name: Saint Patric
Breed: Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts:
Dog's Name: Reginald
Dog's Breed: Irish Wolfhound
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds: Only kings and nobles were allowed to have the Irish wolfhound, the amount they could have depended on position. For example, the Filid (who were of the lesser nobility) could have only two hounds. There were plenty of kings and nobles, as ancient Ireland was divided into five sections, each section had a king, and each fifth had numerous kingdoms (there were 150 kingdoms in Ireland).

[Syracuse.]

Username:
Syracuse.
Name:
Blarney [Talk that aims to charm, pleasantly flatter, or persuade.]
Breed:
Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts:
The Irish Draught is the only native breed of horse in Ireland.
Dog's Name:
Guinness
Dog's Breed:
Irish Wolfhound
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds:
The Irish Wolfhound is the Irish Guard's mascot.

[punkrock.]

Username: Punkrock.
Name: Aodhan
Breed: Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts: In Australia breeders have not experienced or heard of any foaling problems with either pure bred Irish Draught Horses or Sport Horses. Large stallions can impregnate small mares without foal size becoming an issue.
Dog's Name:
Dog's Breed: Irish Wolfhound:
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds: Irish Wolfhounds due to many health issues hardly ever live more than six to eight years. They suffer heart, cancer, and bloat.

[Penultima]

Closed! Please finish WIP!

[silver ~]

Username:~Silverpelt~
Name: Just my Luck
Breed: Irish Draught
Fact about Irish Draughts: They started from a small ambling to docile and strong work, hunting and riding horses. 375 mares and 44 stallions become the foundation stock of this breed.
Dog's Name: Pepper
Dog's Breed: Irish Wolfhound
Fact about Irish Wolfhounds: Wolfhounds were hunting dogs to ancients, who called them Cú Faoil.

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Opps I didn't see it was closed