UP NEXT, IN THE TEN DAY. THE DRAFT HORSE HITCH AND DRIVE IS HAPPENING TODAY AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT INCLUDES SOME REALLY BIG HORSES. THEY LOOK BIG ON TV.
These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...
It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.
A horse stands in a field as a light snow falls at BraveHearts Equine Center in Bourbon County, Ky. The draft horse rescue farm is home to over 100 horses, miniature horses and burros. Ryan C. Hermens ...
Sometimes Moj Broadie Jr. has an audience when he feeds his cattle from a sleigh pulled by draft horses. “A lot of people just stop and watch, and sometimes I’ll let them ride along if they want to,” ...
Draft horses wait as they are being judged during the Draft Horse Hitched Competition at the 2015 PA Farm Show on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015.
The draft horse show and pull at the Nebraska State Fair has proved so popular that more shows were added and more teams of horses will compete. Heidi Trautman, State Fair draft horse superintendent ...
The plow cuts into the earth, turning soil that is the same deep brown hue as the giant horses pulling the antique farm machinery. "Haw," calls out Maddie Schill, and the team of Brabant draft horses, ...
It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.