Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg VA
2022

The horses at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia include Cleveland Bays and American Cream Draft horses. The horses are part of the Rare Breeds program, which aims to preserve rare breeds of animals.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's breeding program is the largest in North America.

Visitors can see the horses at Colonial Williamsburg, including on carriage rides. They can also take a behind-the-scenes tour of the stables to learn about the care of the horses and oxen.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/locations/rare-breed-horses/

American Cream Draft horses are the only breed of draft horse originating from the United States. Breed characteristics include a medium cream-colored coat, pink skin, amber eyes, long, white mane and tail, and white markings. Cleveland Bay horses are renowned as England’s oldest and purest breed. Set apart by its rarity, strength, and remarkable temperament, the breed comes exclusively in the Bay variety characterized by reddish-brown coats and black legs, manes, and tails. You may also see the horses hard at work in other locations around the Historic Area - from carrying Nation Builders and guests to their next engagements to pulling plows for the farmer to till the land.

The Cleveland Bay is a breed of horse that originated in England during the 17th century, named after its colouring and the Cleveland district of Yorkshire.

The British royal family and a few other breeders took the initiative to conserve the breed in the UK, it's country of origin, and today there are perhaps as many as 1,000 Cleveland Bay horses alive worldwide, with about 220 purebreds in North America.