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My Belgian QH is really a Belgian Perch!

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#1 ·
Well----I got my boy Moose today. The previous owners had been calling him a Belgian QH---I didnt know the difference so never thought diff.

When we got him home i was reading his coggins sheet and it said he was 1/2 Belgian 1/2 Perch.

The test was done by the Ranch that owned him first last November. Who knew? LOL

Well Nikki from Empire Farms (refer to my post about empire farms) has percherons and says he is identical to a percheron. She said she thinks he looks more Perch than ANYTHING.

So it has been a very interesting and refreshing day. My boy is home and learning to take care of him the right way is going to be a fun process.

So do I call him a Belgian Perch Cross....or how do you refer to him?
Anything about the Perch breed I should know?
 
#2 ·
He's a draft cross. Without pictures it's hard to tell if he's got more perch look or belgian.

I have a purebred Percheron, I think they are the spicier of the draft breeds. They have a lot less feathering than some of the other breeds. Other than that, they are about the same.
 
#3 ·
I plan to take pics of him tomorrow. When daylight comes out. Nikki says he looks more perch than anything. I wouldnt know.
She said you can see a little bit of the Belgian in his face. But everything else looks perch to her.

Ill get new pics tomorrow. :)
 
#7 ·
Nice. Looks like he's going to stay dark. Mine grayed out. Both my guys have manes that fall exactly the same way. Watch that fence! When I first got them, they never bothered a fence. After a couple of months that changed to they never bother a fence--during the day. Somewhere just before dawn is when they did their own special fence renovation. I mean crushed wire and broken posts. Thankfully, a hot wire cured that.
 
#8 ·
I'd be rethinking that fence. Not good quality for a draft horse. All it's going to take is for him to figure out he can either sit on it or push and he's going to get out.

Looks more Perchie than anything.
 
#9 ·
Yea we are planning on getting a HOT WIRE put up. Working on that in next 2 weeks. His previous owners have the same thing i do and he never got out. So he has behaved so far. But i dont trust it.
 
#10 ·
He's in a different place so he may get the urge to go exploring. That's what my boy did when I first got to where I'm boarding now. He sat on the gate and wandered around the property. I wouldn't trust that fence either. Glad to hear you'll be adding some hot wire, at least that will encourage him to stay away from the fence all together.
 
#12 ·
This happened to me! When I inquired about a horse, the owner called him an Anglo-Morgan. I thought 'never heard of that' but assumed that it meant TB X Morgan. I did buy him and when I was looking at his pedigree it turned out he was an Anglo-Arab, ah that was more normal! And i thought he looked Araby. Turns out Anlgo-Morgans are being bred, but they are not yet a 'recognized' cross breed yet, they are reasonably new.
 
#17 ·
For me to practice riding him in. Ive been told about 60ft or more but not sure what would be good for his size.

Im haven't rode in years and I want to feel good about where im working with him.
 
#20 ·
Ive had 2 people that have been around drafts all their life and BOTH swear up and down that he is a FULL Perch.
IDK
Seems like no one really knows...but everyone tells me they do not see Belgian AT ALL...and no QH either.
His coggins papers say half belgian, half perch....but it coulda been a stable helper at the time who just made a guess when the vet was filling out the paperwork...So you really dont know.
 
#22 ·
It's so weird how so many people have diff opinions of him. Maybe the pictures dont show him well. Only the people who see him IN person have said 100% Perch.

My one friend who has been around Perch her entire life said she thought draft x with perch in there but not full.....THEN when she met him in person she said...OH YEA, DEF PERCH
 
#24 ·
His head looks very Perchie, the rest of him looks like something else - QH, morgan maybe what Grey said! He just doesn't have the build I've seen in all the Perch's I've been around.

Have fun with him no matte what people think he looks like.
 
#25 ·
Yea, I guess in the grand scheme of things it doesnt matter.
Everyone has that same opinion...UNTIL they see him in person. He is larger than pictures show and has a lot of build to him.

Ive had 2 farriers see him and a few other horse people and Quarter horse has been ruled out 100%. Perch has been the overall reaction from everyone.

I wouldnt know the difference. LOL im still learning.
Either way, he is my Mr Moose and i LOVE HIM
 
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