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Strength, Versatility, and Elegance.
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A Breed for everyone

Our mission is to promote, educate, and register Drum Horses while showcasing to the world why we love this exceptional breed.

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Temperament

We are committed to breeding horses with exceptional temperament, ensuring they possess the intelligence, trainability, and disposition necessary for success in any discipline.

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VERSATILITY

Our draft horses are bred for versatility and suitability in all riding disciplines

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WHAT IS A DRUM HORSE?

The Drum Horse is designed as an athletic, agile heavy horse, excelling in various ridden disciplines. They are derived from a combination of the Shire, Clydesdale, and Gypsy Horse breeds.

Inspired by the ceremonial horses carrying kettle drums in the Queen of England’s cavalry, the breed combines strength, versatility, and elegance.  The DHBR maintains 5 Studbooks as described below.  Our goal in the DHBR is to maintain a Registry, educate members and the general public, and encourage the use and to show the versatility of the Drum Horse.

Drum Horse Book

  • Section A: Horses with Shire and/or Clydesdale lineage where the Gypsy blood is 49% to 6.25%.
  • Section B:  Horses with Shire and/or Clydesdale lineage where the Gypsy blood is 50% or more.

Foundation Horse Book

  • Purebred Clydesdale, Shire or Gypsy Horse.  Must be registered in their own breed registry.  Also a Shire-Clydesdale Cross if the Dam and Sire were registered in their own breed registry

Drum Horse B Book

  • Section A:  Horses with Shire and/or Clydesdale lineage where the Gypsy blood is 49% to 6.25%.
  • Section B:  Horses with Shire and/or Clydesdale lineage where the Gypsy blood is 50% or more.

Foundation Stock B Book

  • *Foundation Stock B Book:  AGypsy, Clydesdale or Shire of Unknown Parentage
  • *Both Drum Horse B Book and Foundation Stock B Book are pending registration until the Board approves on type.  Offspring of B book parents will be placed in the Drum Horse Main Book.

Part-Bred Book 

  • Section A:  Drum Horse Sport:
  • Drum Horse Sport Light – One Parent is a registered Drum in the Drum Horse Book (Section A or B) and the other Parent is of light stock or warmblood.
  • Drum Horse Sport Heavy – One Parent is a registered Drum in the Drum Horse Book (Section A or B) and the other Parent is of heavy or draft stock.
  • Drum Horse Pony – One Parent is a registered Drum in the Drum Horse Book (Section A or B) and the other Parent a pony.  Pony being defined as under 14.2hh.
  • Section B:  Foundation Sporthorse
  • One Parent is a registered Foundation Horse in the Foundation Horse Book and the other Parent is of light stock or warmblood

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