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Just by asking what breed such a horse could possibly be, you've exemplified more horse related knowledge than most people possess. Two tons is pretty obviously a guess by someone that doesn't know a lot about horses or other animals of similar size.
Not much different to how most people would be wrong when estimating the weight of a building, the volume of the ocean, or the quantity of trees on the planet. If it's something unfamiliar to you, you can't be expected to be accurate.
You know what, you're right. I didn't consider the perspective of people less familiar with the topic. I don't consider myself particularly knowledgeable, but that doesn't mean my knowledge is fundamental or ubiquitous.
Kudos to you. Too few are capable of this type of reflection.
When you know a bit about something, it's always an easy thing to mistakenly presume others to know what seems like the most baseline of information about the subject matter.
As it is for horses, only three breeds came to my mind. Clydesdale, carousel, and of course this genuine two ton beauty.
It's a common human blind spot. I see no reason to get defensive about it. Better to admit it and improve than double down on a pointless battle with nothing to win.
I know of a lot of things that I don't know a lot about, which makes what knowledge I do have seem paltry by comparison. Exchanges like this are a handy reality check. Ideally, we can all walk away smarter for it.
Shire Horses, Brabanter (a Belgian breed, but I don't know the English name) are the ones that I can think of, but I know there's also some French breed up there. Don't think any of them can hide a crew of crafty Greeks in their belly though. "Why is this taxidermied horse's belly still moving?"