Cricket
Brabant · Shared by GentleFinch · 2 weeks ago
Somewhere under all that is Cricket.
About the Brabant
- Origin
- Brabant region, Belgium
- Height
- 16.2–17 hands
- Lifespan
- 18–25 years
- Build
- Heavier and more compact than the American Belgian; feathered legs
- Best known for
- Heavy draft work; ancestor of most modern draft breeds
- Health
- Chronic progressive lymphedema, PSSM1 and JEB1
Read more about the brabant — what they are like to live with, grooming, and the health worth knowing about.
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