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 ...

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.

¬ 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 ...

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 ...

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.

The life of a working draft horse can be a grueling and tragic one. These powerful workhorses literally pull their weight on the farm, doing all sorts of tough physical jobs from plowing fields to ...

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 ...

GREENWOOD, Wis. (WEAU) - Farmers in Clark County are happier more than a year later since two of their draft horses were born. “Kind of statistical odds, about 1 in 10,000 there would be twins. Of ...

CALDWELL, Idaho — There was a time when it was common to come across a police officer patrolling the streets on the back of a horse. Mounted officers were not only seen in parades, but also at events, ...

Local residents can feel a rumbling in east Loveland this weekend with the continuation of a classic draft horse show. The Loveland Thunder draft horse show, put on by Western States Classic, will be ...

SAVOY — After she announced her decision to limit Second Chance Stables & Draft Rescue to the animals she’s already taken in, Kristie Lee Gentile was bereft. Then word came in that 12 Belgian draft ...