U.S. Air Force veteran Stacy Pearsall trains and breeds European Brabants, a rare, majestic breed of Belgian draft horse that ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Paul Geray spends two to three hours a day training his Belgians. The draft horses pull a lugging skid, which weighs 1,500 to 2,000 pounds, 2 to 4 miles a day to build their ...

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 ...

¬ First Year (grades 3-4) ¬ Junior (grades 4-8) ¬ Senior (grades 9 & over) ¬ Premier (the winner of the Senior division and all previous winners of Senior Division and Premier showmen) ¬ Division ...

LAPORTE — A spooked draft horse running loose caused injuries to two children and an adult Thursday at the LaPorte County Fair. Fair Board President Steve Mrozinski said the adult was taken by medical ...

LAPORTE — Two children and an adult were injured in an accident caused by a spooked draft horse Thursday afternoon at the LaPorte County Fair. Fair Board President Steve Mrozinski said the adult was ...

Percherons are notable for their size. The average Percheron horse size is 16 to 17 hands (64 to 68 inches) high at the withers, and they typically weigh 1,900 to 2,100 pounds. Compare this to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The draft horse, mule and donkey show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 21, 2024. The show highlights the sheer force of ...

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.

The big Percheron draft horse teams at Young Living Essential Oil’s Lavender Farm were sparked by an equally big dream. Upon seeing the gentle giants perform at Colorado’s Big Thunder Draft Horse Show ...