The state’s only draft horse pulling competition is taking place Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Payne County ...

Draft horses are able to manoeuvre between uneven plantings of old vines, navigate steep slopes and work tight vineyard corners that tractors cannot safely manage.

While visitors can see horses up close, pet them, and learn where they come from, for owners it’s all about the competitions and the care from before sun up to long after sun down. Feeding ...

Draft horses wait as they are being judged during the Draft Horse Hitched Competition at the 2015 PA Farm Show on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015.

The show is a continuation of the Big Thunder draft horse show, held at The Ranch for years that also featured draft horses. Enos Yoder said they were contacted by The Ranch and asked to continue t… ...

The strongest horse breeds in the world weren’t built overnight. Generations of selective breeding and hard labor shaped them into muscular workhorses that could pull, carry, and endure more ...

That's why animal rescuers work relentlessly to give old draft horses and other mistreated farm animals a second chance at happiness!

Draft horses are experiencing an upsurge in popularity this year. "It used to be just me and a couple other guys,” Al Sargent, superintendent of the competition, said Wednesday.

Hiscocks said the draft horse association has been busy getting ready for the hitches to arrive on Thursday. “We work all year round,” she said.