MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

The American Brabant Association mem- bership dues are $25.00 yearly per member/ family. Association members are entitled to one vote per membership, and will receive quarterly AMERICAN issues of the full color newsletter, Trace Chains. We are currently having monthly conference call meetings. BRABANT Send dues to: Christina Dickinson / Attn: ABA ASSOCIATION 5522 West 2 Mile Road White Cloud, MI 49349

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Harold Williams – President: 606-787-4113

TheAmerican Brabant Association exists to preserve and promote the Brabant (European Belgian) draft in the United States and Canada. AMERICAN BRABANT ASSOCIATION thicker bodied and morethicker bodied drafty,with heavy War Brabant IIthe was bred inEurope to be were essentially same the horse. After World Brabant1940, the and American the for Until American the Belgian. about in Denmark, Luxembourg and Germany. Nederland Trekpaard. The Brabant raised also is TraitCheval du Nord, and inHolland it is the Trekpaard. Belgisch the called In France it is the Brabançon. In Brabant the Belgium, northern is Brabant deTrait Cheval the is called or Belge . Belgian Inall southernthe Belgium, ing on of country the origin, however, are they countries and by goes different names, depend and clean legged. was bred Belgian the taller, to be lighter bodied United inthe on legs,while the States The Brabant draft thehorse is foundation The Brabant several in is raised European ORIGIN -

Weight: height categories inEurope. hands to 17hands. They are shownthree in Height: breeds, including American Belgian. modern the characteristics that apart them set from other either here USor inthe inEurope, there are some er interested insustainable agriculture. breed ideal making the them for small the keepers with aquiet, gentle, disposition, willing , Shire or Clydesdale. coarse rather than long and finethat like the of lions than and tends short to be and Feathering: and side. the that tapers to muzzle the from both front the legs. Brabants have adistinctive broad forehead massive but neat and head plenty of bone inthe coupledclose with ashort body thickneck, a Type:Body ,red and roan, evengray(rare). strawberry dark bay (brown), black (rare), blue roan, sorrel, colors are red bay and bay are roan. seen Also bant comes inmany colors. The most common Color: horses can weigh as much as 2,500lbs. 1800 lbs. Weight increases with height 17 the so Although there is no official standard breed Brabants are gentle true giants. They areeasy Unlike Bra the American the Belgian, The 15.2 hand horses should weigh about Brabants range inheight from 15.2 CHARACTERISTICS The feathering is heavier on stal The modern TheBrabant modern has adeep, - - -