| History | | | | could find for sale. With the help of the horses' owners, |
| This breed is the only draft breed to originate in the | | | | he began to carefully record the ancestry of each |
| United States. The granddam of the line was a draft | | | | horse. |
| mare (Old Granny) who was the first registered | | | | C.T. Rierson, that Iowa resident, is responsible for the |
| American Cream. She was purchased at an auction in | | | | name of the breed, and for being the driving force |
| Iowa in 1911. Her foaling date was estimated between | | | | behind the breed being recognized by the state of |
| 1900 and 1905. After her purchase she went on to foal | | | | Iowa as having originated there. |
| numerous cream colored colts, which invariably sold | | | | Description and Conformation |
| for above average prices. | | | | The ideal characteristics for the American Cream |
| Nelson's Buck, owned by the Nelson Bros. of Jewell, | | | | Draft is the distinct medium cream color, a solid white |
| Iowa, is considered the progenitor of the breed. His | | | | mane and tail, amber eyes, and pink skin. The modern |
| only registered offspring was a cream colt named | | | | mare weighs between 1600 and 1800 pounds (113.6 to |
| Yancy, whose dam was a black Percheron. Yancy | | | | 127.8 stones). Stallions may weigh in at 2000 pounds |
| would sire Knox 1st in 1926 and Knox 1st would sire | | | | (142 stones) or more. The heights range from 15.1 to |
| Silver Lace. | | | | 16.3 hands (a hand is four inches. This means the |
| Silver Lace is listed as the most influential stallion to the | | | | height, at the shoulder, is 60.4 to 65.2 inches or 153.4 to |
| American Cream breed. He was born of a light sorrel | | | | 165.6 centimeters), making them of average height for |
| Belgian mare in 1931. His owner hired him out for stud | | | | a draft horse. |
| services from early spring until the end of November. | | | | One very outstanding characteristic of the American |
| His fee was $15 and was not due until the colt stood | | | | Cream is its good disposition. This is an important trait if |
| and nursed for the first time. He sired many colts | | | | one desires to team a pair of them for pulling and |
| during his seven years as a stud. He died, mysteriously, | | | | showing. It's also very trustworthy. And because there |
| in 1939. | | | | is uniformity in color and conformation it's very easy to |
| Another Iowa resident became interested in the breed | | | | match teams which look great, and work together |
| and bought as many of Silver Lace's progeny as he | | | | very well. |