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The Barge Horse is a large, heavy breed of draft horse, bred for its ability to lift and pull great weights. They stand 16 to 17 hands in height, noticeably wider than even the larger [[River Horse]]s with thick necks, torsos, and legs, and are found most commonly in the [[:Category:River Province|River Province]], though it can be found in stables across Creation. It is thought to originate with careful breeding of [[River Horse]]s in ages long past, for strength over speed and docility rather than fierce temperament.

Barge Horses are used as pack animals and work animals, carrying cargo in carts or on their backs, hauling plows, pulling barges (the common image of a Barge Horse walking the bank of a Scavenger Lands river pulling a cargo-laden barge along with it gives the breed its name), or drawing carriages. They lack the speed and temperament for regular use as war horses, though some nobles and knights favour them on parade for their imposing size and stability, and they serve well in baggage trains or hauling artillery.

While horses are the favoured work animal of the River Province, making Barge Horses common there, other beasts are more popular in other regions (Creation is home to a vast array of working animals, such as [[Ox]]en and [[Water Buffalo]] on the Blessed Isle & coastal Threshold , [[Camel]]s in the Southern deserts, [[Yeddim]] in the North and far East, [[Elephant]]s in the Southwest, and [[Island Pony|Island Ponies]] on the islands of the West), leaving it to be found only in smaller numbers.

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−	While horses are the favoured work animal of the River Province, making Barge Horses common there, other beasts are more popular in other regions (Creation is home to a vast array of working animals, such as [[Ox]]en and [[Water Buffalo]] on the Blessed Isle & coastal Threshold , [[Camel]]s in the Southern deserts, [[Yeddim]] in the ~~North and far~~ East, [[Elephant]]s in the Southwest, and [[Island Pony\|Island Ponies]] on the islands of the West), leaving it to be found only in smaller numbers.	+	While horses are the favoured work animal of the River Province, making Barge Horses common there, other beasts are more popular in other regions (Creation is home to a vast array of working animals, such as [[Ox]]en and [[Water Buffalo]] on the Blessed Isle & coastal Threshold , [[Camel]]s in the Southern deserts, [[Yeddim]] in the East and Southeast, [[Elephant]]s in the Southwest, and [[Island Pony\|Island Ponies]] on the islands of the West), leaving it to be found only in smaller numbers.


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Storyteller at 21:01, 5 September 2014

Storyteller: Created page with "The Barge Horse is a large, heavy breed of draft horse, bred for its ability to lift and pull great weights. They stand 16 to 17 hands in height, noticeably wider than even th..."