rosebud wrote:
> I spent the summer working with Belgian, Percheron, and ****re draft
> horses. I was raised around saddle horses, but had no exposure to
> work horses until the summer. I was amazed at how similar they are,
> but how different too. Draft horses can definitely be a handful, but
> for the most part, they don't even realize how large and powerful
> they are.
>
> I got bucked off, bruised, ran away with, ran-over and even kicked by
> saddle horses this summer (I'm not kidding, they all happened..some
> multiple times). But the most I got from a draft horse was a black
> fingernail.
>
> I learned to harness and drive the team on a wagon. I even got to
> train a two-year old team of blonde belgian fillies; peaches and
> cream--beautiful animals!
>
> Now summer is over and I am back in college. I miss the draft horses
> so much. Does anyone else have experience with drafthorses, wagons,
> buggies, harnesses, or anything else in this entirely different world?
> Does anyone know how I can stay involved without being there with the
> horses? Is there a draft horse organization, not a breed organization,
> but like a club or something?
>
> If nothing else, just let me know your story of how your granddaddy
> farmed with a team, or how you saw an amazing four-up at a state fair,
> or just something to let me know that someone else takes interest in
> these animals like I do.
I'm not entirely sure if draft horses are the same or similar to
Clydestales
<sp> But I love them my fist horse was a clydy x warmblood, most beutifull
and intelligent horse I ever knew. I'd like to know if there is a
difference
to our draft horses to the ones you have where you are.
My uncle owned part of the <over here> very famous DB Draft pack of six
giant horses pulling a big cart that toured A'n'P shows here. Wicked
horeses. If someone could send a pic or a link to a pic of the draft
horses
your talking about it would be much apreceated.
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~shady angel~
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy
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