The Dutch draft horse has a long history in the Netherlands. A long time ago, horses were the primary tool for agriculture, draft horses specifically. Eventually, farm machinery became more prevalent ...
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.
As a youngster, Joel Brighton’s attention was often drawn to farmers driving teams of draft horses outside the school classroom window. Today, he couldn’t be happier being ‘that guy’ driving his own ...
SIERRA VISTA — While a familiar sight in the Amish farmlands of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, it's not often that folks around here see huge draft horse teams going down neighborhood roads. That is ...
Sep. 5—As a Geauga County native, Rachel Robison's obsession with The Great Geauga County Fair and draft horses began when she was 17 years old. "I caught the bug," said Robison, of Robison Percheron ...
McKenna Shaw uses a cloth to brush any remaining hay and dust from draft horse Spencer's coat, minutes before he and three other horses leave the barn for the four-horse hitch competition. INTERVIEWER ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — “The draft horses are kind of the gentle giants, and they love the attention,” says Rodger Thoms. He’s one of the draft horse owners who brought some to the Farm Show. During ...
More than 50 draft horses will dazzle Western Slope audiences this weekend at the Western States Classic. Friday’s show will start at 6 p.m., and both Saturday and Sunday’s shows will start at 1 p.m.