They are quite similar to the Friesian horse.

Friesian horses were used systematically until the 1650s.

Unlike the latter, the Merens has never been crossed with the Friesian horse.

Ltd., have imported twenty-four Friesian horses to cart the endless stream of tourists from one place to another.

Displacement by petroleum-powered farm equipment on dairy farms also was a threat to the survival of Friesian horse.

Friesian horses can do well in dressage competition due to the breed's movement, trainability, appearance, power, and body control.

A Friesian horse.

For example, Friesian horses have been selected for many years to be uniformly black, but on rare occasions chestnuts are born.

The album cover shows Missy Elliott riding a Friesian horse with a dark, cloudy background.

In Britain, "Belgian Black" is a colloquialism used to describe a Friesian horse.

The name was taken from the name of his first horse, a spectacular Friesian horse who was also the star of his shows.

While the breed was in development, the Dutch banned the export of Friesian horses to try to control the breeding of their horses.

On my first trip to Amsterdam in the 1980's, I saw a parade of enormous black Friesian horses pulling carriages with flickering coach lamps.

The famous black and white Holstein (cattle) cattle and the well known black Friesian horse originated here.

During the Middle Ages, it is believed that the ancestors of Friesian horses were in great demand as war horses throughout continental Europe.

However, some breeds of horses, such as the Friesian horse, Murgese and Ariegeois (or Merens) are almost exclusively black.

Friesian horses are popular in both Europe and the United States, and are often used today for dressage competition, pleasure riding, and driving.

The Dole is originally from the Gudbrandsdal Valley, and is probably descended in part from the Friesian horse.

The allure of a pure black coat on a horse has struck horse breeders for centuries, resulting in all-black breeds like the Friesian horse.

A Friesian horse also has a long, thick mane and tail, often wavy, and "feathers"-long, silky hair on the lower legs, deliberately left untrimmed.

The horse in The Legend of Zorro was actually a Friesian horse, named Ariaan and was chosen because he wasn't very big.

In recent years, Takeuchi's life in academia has been balanced by the activities associated with breeding Friesian horses on a small ranch in Northern California.

Types of heavy horses are: Belgians, Shires, Clydesdale, Friesian horse, and Gypsy Vanners.

Though the breed nearly became extinct on more than one occasion, the modern day Friesian horse is growing in numbers and popularity, used both in harness and under saddle.

Currently Perry lives on Sleepy Hollow Farm in South Pomfret, Vermont where he raises Friesian horses.