No doubt a gas-powered tractor could have tilled the soil four times faster than Doc and Betsy, the Belgian horses who dragged a disk plow around Elawa Farm last week to get the ground ready for pl… ...

Hoof-da: Draft horse pulling an exercise in power 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 ...

The Dutch draft horse is a hearty breed of horses that have long been used on farms. ... That's about 64 inches or about 5.3 feet tall from the hoof to the back.

Draft horses are physically imposing animals built to carry and pull immense weights. The average American Cream mare weighs 1,600 to 1,800 pounds. A stallion can weigh 1,800 to 2,000 pounds.

Hoof Beats: Horses that spook, ... And then there are the unflappable draft horse breeds like the (Budweiser) Clydesdales and Shires. But shying isn’t confined to any specific breed.

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.

Draft horses Mike and Toad, owned by Dan and Caroline Smith of Cummington, Ma., pull more than two tons of cement on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2023, during the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck. (William ...