The Brabant Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game that can be obtained from the Foundation.
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| General Information | |
| Alternative names | Belgian Draft, Brabander, Belgisch Trekpaard |
| Origin | Belgium |
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| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Seal Brown, Pangaré, Flaxen, Sooty, Grey |
| Whites | White Markings, Roan |
| Height | 160 - 180 cm |
| Registry | Brabant Horse Society |
| Alternative names | Brab |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2018) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | D. Grochowska (2021) |
| Greyscale | D. Grochowska (2021) |
| Colours & patterns | D. Grochowska (2021, 2023) |
¶ Conformation
The Brabant Horse is considered to be square-headed with a straight profile. This draft breed is bred to have short but strong necks, deep wide chests, well-muscled backs, and powerful hindquarters to do intense labour-type work. Brabants are also known to have thickly muscled legs with a good amount of feathering. Standing roughly 160-180cm, these giants are considered to be gentle and obedient, making them not only easy to train but also incredible workers.
¶ Colour Genetics
Brabants most commonly come in bay, seal brown, black, flaxen chestnut and chestnut (considered extremely rare). Pangaré is very abundant, if not uniform, in the breed. Grey, on the other hand, is nearly at risk of extinction due to only a select few individuals having a true grey coat.
The most common source of white hair in these draft horses is roan, which is quite popular. White markings, on the other hand, are not favoured by breeders.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A, At, a | G, g |
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| n | nd2 | ch | z | n |
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | n | sw2 | RN, n |
Please note that the table includes a hidden agouti alleles (At). Besides testable genes, there are also untestable ones present: sooty, flaxen, pangaré, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Brabant Horse is one of Horse Reality's oldest breeds, drawn all the way back in the alpha version around 2014. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the Brabant received/will receive the following updates:
- In May 2021, they received a big artwork update[1]
- In September 2021, they received some additional grey variations[2]
- The sooty allele was added to the game through new Foundation horses on June 28th 2023[3]
As of now, the breed has a complete set of alleles. [4]
¶ Artwork Legacy
If you're curious about what the Brabant Horse looked like before the artwork update or just want to reminiscence good, old times - search no more.
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This beautiful art was created by very talented artists. Horse Reality is forever grateful for them being a part of its history.
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| Lineart | A. Debets (2013) |
| Greyscale | S. Bergmann (2014) |
| Colours & patterns | T. van den Berg (2014) |
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Brabant Horse, also known as the Belgian Brabant or Belgian Draft Horse, is a large heavy draft breed from Belgium, Europe. Mainly due to its name and shared heritage, it is easily confused with its larger brother, the American version of the Belgian draft, even though both colours and especially conformation are quite different.
The Brabant as a breed is very old, but like many others, its appearance has changed from time to time as a result of development, practicality, and the market's desires. Due to its strength and easy temperament as a working horse, it was in high demand and reached its peak in the first decennial of the twentieth century, when tens of thousands were exported to neighbouring countries, North America and Australia. But with the Second World War, which brought machines that resulted in the demise of many large draft breeds, numbers dropped severely until the breed had become rare by the end of the twentieth century. Though they have been rising since then, the breed still suffers from a lack of popularity in Europe, despite the fact that its American brother is by far the most abundant draft horse breed in the United States.
¶ References
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/62/community-update-breed-specific-competitions-brabant-horse-redo-fitting-room-orbs
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/71/community-update-fixed-competition-calculations-updated-team-roles-friesian-art-redo-brabant-coat-variations-merge-info-page
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/136/community-update-28th-june
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c