Horses have captivated us for centuries, and their stunning beauty comes in a variety of forms—each breed showcasing its own ...

Marcia Buckner, left, keeps calm her 22-year-old Belgium draft horse, Buddy, during the Plowing Bee & Horse Spectacular at 4508 Main St. in Union Gap, Wash. on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Other types of draft horses include Clydesdales and Shires. ... In 1915, a Percheron was considered the largest horse in the world. The stallion was called Dr. LeGear, and he was 21 hands high ...

Apr. 28—PLYMOUTH — The fourth edition of the Baldwin Percheron Plow Day brought dozens of people to plow, or watch people plow, a tract of land along Seven Hills Road. Joel Baldwin sponsors ...

BRITT - Many college football teams took the field on Saturday just as the draft horses took to the show arena at the Britt Draft Horse Show this past weekend.

Draft Horse Superintendent Deb Pierce of Oakland, Iowa, said the horses and mules in Saturday’s competition are working horses still used by the participants.

When 96,000 pounds of horsepower comes thundering around the MetraPark Arena on Saturday, the floor is guaranteed to shake. Giants of the horse world - Belgians, Clydesdales, Shires and a new ...

Today, draft horses remain the paradigm for the term "worker," and their keepers are unanimous in extolling their gentle nature. Mary Beth O'Shea, co-owner with her husband, Kip Porter, of O'Shea and ...

Emma Stalzer with Kinnick, an American Cream Draft Horse stallion. Breed's resemblance to Roy Rogers' Trigger drew enthusiast. Tony Stalzer of Zearing is an American Cream Draft Horse owner and an ...

DRIVING THE MILL: Horses and other draft animals historically powered many of WNC’s farms as late as the mid-20th century. While many farmers have since switched to tractors and mechanized ...

TAKING THE REINS: Warren Wilson College students Grace Girardeau, left, and Rebecca Rominger are learning to work with the school's new draft horses, Doc and Queen. The brother-and-sister team ...

Cream draft horses began to rise in popularity and numbers through the first part of the 1900s, leading to the creation of the American Cream Draft Horse Association in 1944.