Percheron horses are a breed of draft horses used in the past for farming and pulling carriages. Today, they're more likely to be spotted in a parade or pulling a decorative carriage around a park ...

FARMINGTON — The fairgrounds will be the scene for horse and ox pulling this weekend. Maine Draft Horse and Ox Association is holding its spring pull Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11.

There is something awe-inspiring about big, heavy horses. Bred to help till the soil, pull carriages and wagons, or carry ...

This draft horse thrives on work and can adapt to many jobs, from pleasure riding to wagon pulling. How Big Do Belgian Draft Horses Get? The Belgian is an enormous and powerful horse well-suited ...

Chris Laughman hooks his draft horses to a 2,000-pound load every day and drives them for a mile. For Fred and Bob, who weigh around 1,800 pounds each, the load is relatively light. Two or three ...

Horse pulling, held at the Farm Show since 1939, this year began with energetic miniature ponies, went on to lively regular-sized ponies and ended with powerful draft horses.

The draft horses jerked free from their handlers who were trying to hitch the harness to a sled carrying a heavy weight for the horse pull, Charles County Fair Board President Joe Hilwig said Tuesday.

More than 50 draft horses will dazzle Western Slope audiences this weekend at the Western States Classic. Friday’s show will start at 6 p.m., and both Saturday and Sunday’s shows will start at ...

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.

Last Thursday, Michigan State University hosted the first day of the Michigan Great Lakes International Horse Show and Pull at its Pavillion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. The yearly ...

Draft horses are returning to Mackinac Island, signaling the start of the 2025 season. Businesses are set to open on schedule despite damage from a late-March ice storm, though some trails remain ...