>    I withdraw my comment then. The only Belgians I have
 > seen
 >    around here are the very tank-like, cream-colored chestnuts
 >    that are used in log pulling contests. They are extremely
 >    powerful, but lacking in style. I didn't even know there
 >    were any white ones. Maybe, as in some breeds, there
 > are
 >    two distinct lines? The Belgians here are like weight
 > lifters,
 >    not particularly graceful but they win all the pulling
 >    contests.
 
Or could it be that in the log-pulling contests, you've seen stallions and 
geldings, while the carriage horses Jean saw were mares?
 
Lipizzaner mares were once used as carriage horses.  I get the impression 
from some of the books I've read that they might seem like a different breed, 
to an untrained eye that was only used to seeing the stallions....
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