Horses throughout the world are used for many different purposes, just as they are in the UK. Here, they are still used a great deal as working horses.
One may think that with all the technology available today, the workhorse would have no place in the industry. Contrary to this, they still do and are considered to be the most valuable resource according to the type of work they are performing. Some of the areas of work they perform are:
For horses to be able to do the different types of work which may be required of them, they must be what is known as the heavy breeds which fall into a classification of their own. Some examples are: