| Site about my wonderful experience with the Cleveland Bay.... CM Cullen Eachan |
| Taken: 19th January 2008 at 15 months & 17 days old Sire: CM Danzaponastaa (TB) - deceased Dam: CM Killarnie Ceilidh (CBSH) 25% CB x 75% TB gelding |
| All images on this website are COPYRIGHT and may NOT be copied or used without prior permission. |
   |
| CLEVELAND BAY HORSES |
| HISTORY ENGLISH HERITAGE The Cleveland Bay originated in the Cleveland area of Northern Yorkshire in England. It is the oldest of the indigenous breeds of English horses. Yorkshire is known as the source of two horse breeds, the Thoroughbred and the Cleveland Bay. The Cleveland Bay breed is thought to have begun with the crossing of native bay coloured mares with Oriental stallions during the 17th century. Thirty-two of the original animals were the first offspring of the founding Thoroughbred studs. Since 1750 there has been no further addition of Thoroughbred blood into the purebred Cleveland Bay. The harsh environment honed the breed to a horse of durability, longevity of bay colour, size, and heavy bones and muscle, developed a versatile breed used as hunt horse, coach or pack horse, and as an agricultural powerhouse. Originally the breed was known as the Chapman horse, after the merchants who used Cleveland Bays exclusively to pack their goods when poor roads made wheeled traffic difficult. During the 19th century, some Cleveland Bays were bred to Thoroughbreds to produced the Yorkshire Coach Horse, a longer-legged carriage horse with unmatched ability for a combination of speed, style, and power. BREED STANDARDS Height: 16 -17 hands Weight: 1225 -1500lbs Girth: 82-86" Bone: 9" Colour: Bay - black points, mane and tail, a small white is permissible. Cleveland Bay Sport Horses (CBSH) being available in many colours which comes from the crossing with other breeds. BREED CHARACTERISTICS Great substance Clean-legged with excellent feet and flat cannon bones. Immensely powerful quarters that contribute to jumping ability and dressage. Strong powerful shoulders allow movement with ground covering power, which is ideal for carriage work and dressage. Long lived. Prepotent, transmitting uniformity in type and substance. Some of the following information comes from Jane Scott at the CBHSNA website. |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |