In 1976, the Irish Draught breed was incorporated into a society that officially recognized it in its own right as a purebred horse. Nonetheless, this horse had a variety of contributors to its gene pool. Bloodlines of these horses include Spanish Andalusian horses from where they get their royal stature and frame. There is also evidence to show that mares were once bred with Connemara ponies, and that’s where they get their hardiness from. Thoroughbred stallions were also included in the selective breeding of these horses, and this makes them great show horses with a freely flowing and easy gait.