Ban'ei
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Ban'ei kyōsō is a form of Japanese horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps, urged-on by jockeys balancing on the sleds. The horses used in the races are often either purebred
Ban ei obihiro 070716 08r
Course separated by lanes
Ban'ei horse on paddock
Percheron
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The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province, from which the breed takes its name. Usually gray or black in
Ban'ei
…horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps, urged-on by jockeys balancing on the sleds. The horses used in the races are often either purebred or crosses of Percheron, Breton, and Belgian breeds. As the popularity of the races has waned in recent years, regular ban'ei races are only held at the Obihiro, Hokkaido…
Cheval percheron gris SDA2014
Haras in Saint Lô, Normandië, France
A black Percheron
A 1904 drawing of a Percheron