draft horse vs workhorse

draft horse

noun
  • A horse used for muscular work, other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log. 

  • A horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount. 

workhorse

noun
  • A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse. 

  • Anyone or anything that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly. 

How often have the words draft horse and workhorse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )