One draft horse (a large horse, historically known for doing heavy work like plowing, logging and pulling heavy loads) can pull 8,000 pounds. Put two draft horses’ side by side and they’ll pull 24,000 ...

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 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 ...

Have you ever encountered one of the biggest horse breeds? Many of these tall, broad equines are draft horses. Due to their history, which is mostly rooted in working the land, you don’t see as many ...

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 1 p.m.

Long before the Industrial Revolution that brought about so much amazing modern technology, humans relied on the strength and ...

Even before winning the draft horse cart competition Friday night, a grey mare from North Platte had a connection to royalty. The 4-year-old Percheron is named BG’s Waitey Katie, because she was born ...

NEWLAND – The power and pageantry of draft horses will be on full display this weekend when the Avery A&H Fair hosts its annual Draft Horse & Pony Pull. The event, sanctioned by the Blue Ridge Horse ...

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, ...

Joanne's Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island this week shared video of a rite of spring on the island, as some of the hundreds of draft horses that pull carriages and haul cargo returned. "And so it begins!