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.