The Clydesdale shifted in size and look, moving from a shorter, “draftier” horse with hairier legs and exaggerated features later in the 19th century, to a more fine-featured, taller breed ...

Weighing more than 2,000 pounds, Digger the Clydesdale was a massive 19.3 hands tall, standing nine feet from his hooves to the tips of his ears. In 2012, his extraordinary size earned him the ...