Ray Ramsey knows as well as anybody that agriculture has progressed past the days of using horses, mules and oxen as working implements — and that’s just one reason why he insists on using draft ...

HARRISBURG — As Dave Hershey’s helpers worked with horsepower Sunday, they looked as busy as any Indianapolis 500 pit crew on race day. They already had washed six Percherons at the 99th Pennsylvania ...

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 today’s draft horses with the 8 hitch teams of ...

Have you ever encountered one of the biggest horse breeds? Many of these tall, broad equines are draft horses. Due to their history, which is mostly rooted in working the land, you don’t see as many ...

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.

During the draft horse competition at MontanaFair, the tandem class is purposely kept short. They try to get you through it as fast as possible. The longer they drive, the more chance of something ...

SAVOY — Kristie Lee Gentile doesn’t like to think about to the horses she can’t rescue. Since 2019, Gentile has been taking in rescues of draft horses, mules, ponies and standardbred horses whose next ...

SLAYTON, Minn. — The seventh annual Murray County Draft Horse Show in Slayton is planned July 13-14. Twelve draft horse teams will compete for points in the North American Six Horse Hitch Classic ...

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — The average garbage truck uses about 300 horsepower, but one Vermont service is getting the job done the old-fashioned way: two horsepower. Twice a week, draft horses haul a ...