VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Paul Geray spends two to three hours a day training his Belgians. The draft horses pull a lugging skid, which weighs 1,500 to 2,000 pounds, 2 to 4 miles a day to build their ...

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ALEDO -- With hoofs of steel, the pair pulled 9,250 pounds of cement across the finish line Wednesday night at the Mercer County Fair to the joyous sound of a victory whistle. For draft horses like ...

These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...

The state’s only draft horse pulling competition is taking place Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Payne County Fairgrounds in Stillwater. The event will be held in conjunction with the Payne County Free Fair ...

The plow cuts into the earth, turning soil that is the same deep brown hue as the giant horses pulling the antique farm machinery. "Haw," calls out Maddie Schill, and the team of Brabant draft horses, ...

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 ...

NEWLAND — The sound of hooves pounding against the dirt and the sight of massive horse teams drew a large crowd to the Avery County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 30, for the 2025 Avery County Draft ...